American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: About 75 demostrators rally during a press conference outside the Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Current and former Department of Labor workers and their supporters rallied in protest of the workforce cuts in the department’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Bureau of International Labor Affairs by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge halts federal reductions-in-force amid shutdown

A federal judge in California said the RIFs appear to be “politically motivated” and temporarily halted efforts to carry them out.

3 days ago By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 20: A sign marks the location of the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on June 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Federal workers union sues Education Department over altered shutdown emails

The suit says the changes go “far beyond” the “lawful use of the presidential bully pulpit.”

Oct 6, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

Demonstrators stand outside the Office of Personnel Management headquarters Feb. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and a “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers from the OPM called “Fork in the Road.” (Photo by Madison Alder)

Federal judge orders reinstatement of workers at multiple agencies, unions say

Unions and organizations who brought the lawsuit celebrated the order as a win for thousands of federal probationary workers who have been fired.

Mar 13, 2025 By Madison Alder

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building houses the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit). (Flickr/AgnosticPreachersKid)

Federal judge denies request to halt agency probationary firings

The decision is a blow to attempts by unions to prevent the mass firings of federal probationary workers.

Feb 20, 2025 By Madison Alder

AFGE banner — Members of the American Federation of Government Employees set up a banner before a protest of a government shutdown on Jan. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. Mark Makela / Getty Images)

AFGE says it will fight mass federal firings, refuting ‘performance’ claims

The statement comes after reports that federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, were preparing to or had fired probationary workers.

Feb 14, 2025 By Madison Alder

Unions lack standing to challenge ‘deferred resignation,’ judge rules, voiding deadline pause

The decision dissolves the temporary pause the court placed on the deadline for workers to accept the Trump administration’s offer.

Feb 13, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Office of Personnel Management headquarters on Dec. 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

US judge pauses Trump’s ‘deferred resignation’ deadline, union says

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s deadline for employees to say they plan to leave the government.

Feb 6, 2025 By Madison Alder

Treasury sued by union groups over systems access given to Musk, DOGE

The lawsuit alleges that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided DOGE workers with “full access” to personal and financial information of millions of individuals.

Feb 4, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Federal worker advocates file legal challenges to DOGE, Schedule F

The lawsuits were immediate responses to two of Trump’s day-one actions.

Jan 22, 2025 By Madison Alder

United States Department of Commerce Building (Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images)

Economic Development Administration on ‘brink of collapse’ amid telework dispute, union tells leadership

Union members called on EDA leaders to engage in meetings and to come to an agreement on return-to-office policies in a letter obtained by FedScoop.

May 30, 2024 By Madison Alder