AFGE Local 17

VHA Reorganization Exposed: A Workforce at Risk - AFGE Local 17 Congress raises serious concerns over the proposed VHA reorganization. Learn how inadequate planning and staffing shortages put Veteran care at risk.

"A 10-page PowerPoint is not leadership."

Congress just exposed severe flaws in the proposed VHA Reorganization. This rushed plan ignores massive staffing shortages and puts Veteran care at risk.

Watch AFGE Local 17's video breakdown of the hearing here:
👉 afgelocal17.org/vha-reorgani...

VHA Reorganization Exposed: A Workforce at Risk - AFGE Local 17 Congress raises serious concerns over the proposed VHA reorganization. Learn how inadequate planning and staffing shortages put Veteran care at risk.

"A 10-page PowerPoint is not leadership."

Congress just exposed severe flaws in the proposed VHA Reorganization. This rushed plan ignores massive staffing shortages and puts Veteran care at risk.

Watch AFGE Local 17's video breakdown of the hearing here:
👉 afgelocal17.org/vha-reorgani...

Support Gerline R. Fleury Johnson - Leave Donation Campaign A verified campaign to transfer leave to our colleague following the tragic Thanksgiving Day house fire. Your donated hours help a union family member heal.

On Thanksgiving, a federal colleague lost 3 family members in a house fire—one a Marine Veteran. 💔

She’s now on Leave Without Pay.

We’re testing a new @gofundme.com approach to support VLTP cases.

Read her story & help: supportgerline.replit.app

Any federal employee can donate. Please share!

Support Gerline R. Fleury Johnson - Leave Donation Campaign A verified campaign to transfer leave to our colleague following the tragic Thanksgiving Day house fire. Your donated hours help a union family member heal.

On Thanksgiving, a federal colleague lost 3 family members in a house fire—one a Marine Veteran. 💔

She’s now on Leave Without Pay.

We’re testing a new @gofundme.com approach to support VLTP cases.

Read her story & help: supportgerline.replit.app

Any federal employee can donate. Please share!

Alex Pretti Is Not a Prop: AFGE Local 17 Challenges Secretary Collins to Show Basic Human Decency - AFGE Local 17 AFGE Local 17 stands up for Alex Pretti, rejecting Secretary Collins' response. Read why leadership & humanity matter during this tragedy.

A VA nurse lost his life, and the leadership's response fell short. See how AFGE Local 17 is standing up for dignity and justice for Alex Pretti. Read more: afgelocal17.org/alex-pretti-...

Alex Pretti Is Not a Prop: AFGE Local 17 Challenges Secretary Collins to Show Basic Human Decency - AFGE Local 17 AFGE Local 17 stands up for Alex Pretti, rejecting Secretary Collins' response. Read why leadership & humanity matter during this tragedy.

A VA nurse lost his life, and the leadership's response fell short. See how AFGE Local 17 is standing up for dignity and justice for Alex Pretti. Read more: afgelocal17.org/alex-pretti-...

MLK Day Celebration: Join AFGE Local 17 for a Powerful Moment of Unity - AFGE Local 17 Celebrate Dr. King's legacy! Join AFGE Local 17's virtual MLK Day celebration, featuring historian Dr. Blair Kelley. Register now.

Join us Jan 13 for a conversation on service and solidarity. ✊🏾

We welcome historian Dr. Blair Kelley @profblmkelley.bsky.social as guest speaker for our annual MLK Day Celebration.

🗓️ Tue, Jan 13 @ 12 PM ET 🔗 Details: afgelocal17.org/afge-local-1...

Workplace Rights Rally: Join AFGE Local 17 to Defeat This Insanity - AFGE Local 17 Workplace Rights Rally: Protect collective bargaining and defend employee rights this January 14 in Washington, DC. Make your voice heard!

Stand up for your workplace rights! Join the Workplace Rights Rally Jan 14, 12 PM, Upper Senate Park, DC—or take action now from home. Learn more and make your voice count: afgelocal17.org/workplace-ri...

The VA’s Quiet Push to Roll Back Telework Accommodations - AFGE Local 17 VA employees face new challenges as telework accommodations are reevaluated. Explore the impact of these invasive policies.

The VA is quietly rolling back telework accommodations, violating EEOC guidance and putting disabled employees at risk. This mirrors Project 2025's anti-remote work agenda. AFGE Local 17 is fighting back! Read more: afgelocal17.org/roll-back-te...

We Have a Rare Chance to Overturn the Executive Order. Don't Let It Slip Away. - AFGE Local 17 Rare bipartisan support could finally restore federal bargaining rights! Help Local 17 protect telework and fairness. Email Congress in just 30 seconds.

🚨 URGENT: With rare bipartisan support, Congress is finally moving to overturn the EO attacking federal workers. This is our best shot to save telework & stop unfair quotas.

Take 30 seconds to tell your Rep to vote YES! 👇 afgelocal17.org/chance-to-ov...

6 Absolute Must-Know Details About the Local 17 Holiday Party in DC - AFGE Local 17 Celebrate the season at the Local 17 holiday party on Dec 12 in DC! Enjoy an open bar, appetizers, DJ, and festive fun. RSVP today to save your spot!

The countdown is on! ⏳ This Friday, Dec 12, join AFGE Local 17 at Kitchen + Kocktails for our Holiday Party. Open bar, apps, and music await! It's time to relax and celebrate together. 🥂 Don't miss out—get the full scoop and RSVP here: afgelocal17.org/6-details-ab...

VA Employees: Do You Feel Cared For? YouTube video by AFGE Local 17

Secretary Collins made some promises when he was in front of congress. Do you think he upheld them? VA employees, do you feel cared for?
youtu.be/H1CATJDm_fk?...

After months of postponing, OPM opts to fully cancel 2025 FEVS The cancellation comes after OPM indefinitely delayed FEVS earlier this year, due to the Trump administration’s “urgent” changes for federal employees.

When you're gutting the federal employee workforce, apparently it's not important to know how they feel about it... 🤔
federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

OPM will forego FEVS in 2025, despite law requiring it The Office of Personnel Management did not answer questions regarding how the federal government will administer a survey of the 16 core Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey questions, which are spelled ...

I can't imagine why they'd want to skip the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey... Any ideas? 🤣
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...

The White House in a stormy scene with a sign in front saying, "WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN - AFGE LOCAL 17".

The VA has terminated all union contracts—including ours—without warning. This attack on workers' rights is about silencing dissent, not national security. We’re fighting back. Stay strong. Stay united. #UnionStrong #AFGE #LOCAL17

The Office of Personnel Management will shrink its workforce by about one-third—roughly 1,000 jobs—this year, primarily through buyouts and retirements, prompting concerns over weakened agency capacity and oversight.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#FederalStaffing #AFGELocal

Following widespread criticism, the Social Security Administration will undergo an independent audit of its call center operations after cutting 7,000 staff—raising alarms about service delays and technology failures affecting seniors.
Read more: www.marketwatch.com/story/social...
#CustomerService

US faces alarming firefighter shortage during peak wildfire season, data reveals Data contradicts what the fire service chief has claimed when he has assured lawmakers the agency is prepared

Over 5,100 USFS firefighting positions—26% of the workforce—are vacant as wildfire season intensifies, raising public safety concerns. Federal workforce shortages continue to challenge agencies nationwide.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#WildfirePreparedness #FederalJobs #AFGELocal

AFGE joined lawmakers at Capitol Hill to support a discharge petition for H.R. 2550, aiming to overturn Trump’s executive order and restore collective‑bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.

Read more: www.afge.org/article/labo...

#ProtectOurWorkforce #UnionRights #AFGELocal17

A 9th Circuit appeals court temporarily paused a lower-court injunction that had blocked former President Trump’s order stripping collective‑bargaining rights from federal workers. AFGE successfully challenged the order as a violation of First Amendment.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
#UnionStrong

A new executive order creates "Schedule G," a class of federal employees in policy roles who are stripped of their civil service protections and can be dismissed at the end of a presidential term.
Learn more: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
#AFGELocal17 #FederalIntegrity #DemocracyInDanger

NASA employees warn cuts threaten safety, advancement A letter released Monday from more than 150 NASA employees urged agency officials not to make deep budgetary cuts proposed by the White House, saying they would have “dire” consequences. “We are…

More than 150 NASA employees, with hundreds more remaining anonymous, signed a letter warning that proposed budget cuts threaten human safety and scientific advancement.
Read more: ca.news.yahoo.com/nasa-employe...

#AFGELocal17 #NASAEmployees #SupportNASA #NoMoreSilence

HHS finalizes ‘portion’ of employee layoffs following Supreme Court ruling - Maryland Matters Many Health and Human Services workers who got layoff notices in April are now officially separated from the agency, according to an internal email Monday, a week after the Supreme Court said…

HHS moves forward with employee layoffs after Supreme Court ruling, continuing departmental restructuring efforts.
Read more: marylandmatters.org/2025/07/16/h...

#HHS #FederalWorkforce #AFGELocal17

More than 13,400 feds submit retirement paperwork in June In all, 70,351 employees retired in the first six months of 2025 as compared to 56,756 employees who left federal service during the first six months of 2024.

Over 13,400 federal employees submitted retirement paperwork in June, signaling ongoing uncertainty and workforce reductions.
Read more: federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...

#FederalWorkforce #AFGELocal17 #WorkforceTrend

White House braces for legal battles over federal workforce reductions following Supreme Court ruling.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

#FederalWorkforce #GovernmentNews #AFGELocal17

Federal agencies adjust layoff plans after significant staff exodus, raising questions about workforce management.
Read more: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

#AFGELocal17 #HRStrategy #TalentRetention

Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says Other agencies are moving forward with RIFs and terminations, but official tells federal court some plans have changed.

Following a Supreme Court decision, the State Department has moved forward with mass layoffs, targeting more than 1,300 Civil and Foreign Service officers.
For details, visit: www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

#AFGELocal17 #MassLayoffs #GovernmentIntegrity #StateDeptCuts

EPA announces reorganization and buyouts as part of efforts to streamline operations.
Read more: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
#AFGELocal17 #EPAReorg #EPA #USGovernment

Campus unions at Harvard push for inclusive governance to safeguard workers and student learning - Times of India News News: Harvard's unions are pushing for a greater role in university governance as the institution faces financial challenges and political scrutiny. They ur

Harvard campus unions call for inclusive governance to protect workers and student learning amidst funding cuts.
Read more: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/ne...

#AFGELocal17 #UnionStrong #ProtectWorkers

State Department's closure of the Office of Casualty Assistance sparks criticism over inhumane treatment of diplomats' families.
Read more: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

#AFGELocal17 #USNews #FederalGovernment