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New executive order moves thousands of non-partisan federal workers to politicized hiring authority.

Trump’s Order Politicizing Federal Jobs Is Disservice to All Americans, AFGE Says The American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement in response to a new executive order signed today by President Trump that identifies thousands of positions to be converted to the new Schedule Policy/Career hiring authority:

These changes can significantly affect your retirement plan, so it's important to understand them and take steps to avoid delays, long wait times, and potential late payments.

Social Security Is Making Big Changes to How It Handles Applications - Here's What It Means for You - AOL The SSA lost 7,000 workers and is rolling out new technology to cope. Here's how the staffing cuts are affecting wait times, benefits, and what to do now.

Find out more about this important legislation aimed at preventing correctional officer suicides.

Bicameral Legislation Seeks to Prevent Correctional Officer Suicides AFGE strongly supports legislation introduced in Congress that would address the alarming rate of suicides among correctional officers by increasing investments in and expanding access to critical mental health care services.

The AFGE Women and Fair Practices Department is proud to invite you to join us for our 2026 Service Through Action and National Development (S.T.A.N.D.) Conference at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia from July 31 to August 3, 2026. Register now!

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✅ And did you know the Young Workers Summit is free with conference hotel registration!

Learn more about how government workers are joining AFGE despite attacks on union rights.

AFGE Eyes Growth Despite Attacks on Union Rights and Contracts Over the past year, the Trump administration has tried its best to silence your voice and crush your union. But we have news for President Trump and his anti-labor zealots: AFGE isn’t going anywhere.

AFGE is proud to celebrate Pride Month with this featured member spotlight from the AFL-CIO! Check out the link below to learn more about AFGE Pride Secretary Ashley Page 🏳️‍🌈

Read more ▶ https://aflcio.org/2026/6/1/pride-month-profiles-ashley-page

Happy Pride from AFGE!

Celebrate Pride Month with AFGE Pride! Pride Month is celebrated each year in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, where trans and q***r people fought back against police harassment of community members in New York City.

This is an attempt by the administration to purge the civil service of nonpartisan employees and replace them with loyalists who won’t speak out against waste, fraud, and abuse.

Trump administration proposes having all federal workers sign NDAs | CNN Politics The White House is preparing a government-wide nondisclosure agreement aimed at curtailing federal workers’ sharing of “confidential government information,” as it seeks to stop internal leaks to media organizations.

Forcing employees to move thousands of miles away to keep their jobs has nothing to do with making USDA operations more efficient.

Union Says Relocation of USDA Workers Will Undermine Agency’s Work The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on Congress to intervene and stop USDA relocation plans.

Learn more about the administration's latest move to silence workers' voices on the job.

Proposed NDA Rule Is Yet Another Attack on Non-Partisan Federal Employees The Trump administration is at it again. This time, the Office of Personnel Management has proposed a rule that would require current employees and job applicants to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment.