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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The Union needs to hear your voice.  A vote is needed to take action if we are to restore our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The next General Membership Meeting is on 17 June 2026 starting at 6:00 PM via ZOOM.  Please check your personal email for the link.

Recent CBA Revocation

AFGE’s representation of our members has never relied solely on union contracts. We fight for members in the halls of Congress and in the courts, we represent employees facing discrimination or retaliation at the workplace, and we advocate for workers in the press and through grassroots community outreach. Please contact the Union office (afge1658@comcast.net) or any of our representatives if you receive notification from your Agency you don’t understand.  If you are a dues-paying member, we continue to be here to assist!  We will continue to post updates to this website under the Contracts Suspended link on the right.

Unity is our greatest strength. We will continue to demand accountability and protect the jobs of those who serve.

Catch Up on Union Business!

If you miss any Membership Meeting, you can CLICK HERE to see the agenda and all documents discussed. DO NOT view these documents on GFE.  Ensure that you receive these meeting notifications by verifying your personal email address with Echo Hunt (echo.hunt@afge1658.org)

Your Union is working to protect your rights and we have been successful in blocking several of the Executive Orders (EOs) that were meant to silence our voices. Don’t feel hopeless, contact your representative to voice your support for AFGE 1658!  Call your friends who live in Republican-controlled States and have them contact their representatives! We must join together and work in solidarity.  For more details, click here!

Community Movements Are Powerful!   Click Here to view AFGE actions you can participate in.

 


Recent News

Expanding Paid Leave

The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, introduced by Reps. Don Beyer, D-Va., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., would grant federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid family leave each year to attend to a serious health condition or to care for a spouse, child or parent.  ...

Republics fighting AGAINST pay raises & bargaining rights!

Republican appropriators in the House last week thwarted efforts by their Democratic colleagues to override President Trump’s apparent plan to freeze civilian federal employees’ pay next year and restore civil service and workplace protections currently on the chopping block.  Read the full article here ...

Contracts Suspended

In Executive Order 14251, the President exercised authority under 5 U.S.C. § 7103(b)(1) to determine that, with limited exceptions, the DoD has a primary function involving intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work and the labor statute cannot be applied due to national security requirements.  On April 9, 2026, Secretary ...

Top Rating are Limited for Performance Reviews

Though the forced distribution of performance ratings is “categorically prohibited” under current rules, federal agencies already appear to be adopting the system, before the proposal has even been announced.  GovExec ...

Agency Layoff’s & RIFs

The Office of Personnel Management is set to propose new regulations in the coming weeks seeking to significantly quicken the pace of agency reductions in force. The plan creates a new formula for determining which employees within a RIF are retained, based on the weighted sum of their three most ...