Politics News The Largest Federal Employee Union Punches Back At Trump

Top labor groups break with federal union's support of GOP measure to end shutdown

But many of the top labor unions told ABC News that they continue to back the strategy taken up by Democrats, breaking with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents ... Read More

Largest Federal Employee Union Calls On Democrats To End Government Shutdown

W ASHINGTON — The largest union for federal workers urged Congress on Monday to pass a “clean” funding bill to end the government shutdown, undercutting Democrats who are demanding that any deal ... Read More

Largest federal workers union calls for ‘clean’ bill to end shutdown

The American Federation of Government Employees is calling for a stopgap funding measure to bring employees back to work with back pay. Read More

Largest federal workers union calls for an end to the shutdown, putting pressure on Democrats

In a statement first shared with NBC News, the American Federation of Government Employees' president calls on Congress to pass a "clean continuing resolution." ... Read More

Nation’s largest federal employee union calls for 'clean CR' with backpay guarantee to reopen government

Labor leaders said Monday that a House-passed proposal to fund the government through mid-November with additional language guaranteeing furloughed workers’ backpay is “the best we’re going to get.” ... Read More

WATCH: Federal workers ‘should’ get back pay after shutdown, Johnson affirms

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that furloughed federal workers “should be” paid back once the U.S. government reopens. Watch the clip in the video player above. “It has always been the case ... Read More