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District 14’s Organizing Drive Gains 171 E-Dues Members

District 14’s Organizing Drive Gains 171 E-Dues Members

District 14’s Organizing Drive Gains 171 E-Dues Members Each year, more than 5,000 workers die from job injuries and 135,000 workers die from chronic occupational diseases. Millions more workers are injured on the job. The situation would have been a lot worse without...

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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 17

Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 17

Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 17 Week 17 saw Trump doubling down on his war on science and public health with continued attacks on federal workers.  In Week 17, chaos continued at several public health agencies as Trump proceeded with mass layoffs and...

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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 12

Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 12

Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 12 President Trump’s move to impose harsh tariffs on nearly all goods imported into the United States triggered massive stock market crashes across the globe – an intentionally manufactured economic crisis that he openly...

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Trump Tragedies: HUD Employee Tells Their Story

Trump Tragedies: HUD Employee Tells Their Story

Trump Tragedies: HUD Employee Tells Their Story I was fired as a probationary employee from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). I worked in the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, specifically the Policy and Legislative Initiatives...

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5 Stories That Matter

5 Stories That Matter

5 Stories That Matter Supreme Court halts judge’s order to reinstate federal probationary workers The Supreme Court on April 8 halted a federal judge's ruling requiring several federal agencies to reinstate around 16,000 workers the Trump administration had sought to...

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AFGE Sues Trump for Illegal Directive Outlawing Federal Unions

AFGE Sues Trump for Illegal Directive Outlawing Federal Unions

AFGE members rallying to fight back against the Trump White house at the 2025 Legislative ConferenceAFGE Sues Trump for Illegal Directive Outlawing Federal Unions AFGE and Labor Family, We have reached a dark and unprecedented crossroads for AFGE, for every federal...

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