On September 25, 2026, NAGE and its union partners announced an important victory for federal employees, reaching a settlement agreement that withdraws government guidance used to pursue mass firings during a federal government shutdown. The settlement stems from a lawsuit challenging efforts by the Trump administration to use the 2025 government shutdown to issue reduction-in-force (RIF) notices to federal employees. NAGE joined a coalition of federal unions challenging thos

Federal employees have faced significant changes to workplace policies, collective bargaining rights, staffing levels, and agency operations. But recent court developments are an important reminder: federal unions are still active, still challenging actions that affect employees, and still working to protect the federal workforce. Recent legal developments involving FEMA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and federal hiring practices demonstrate how unions continue

A recent development involving reasonable accommodations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising questions for federal employees across the Department of Health and Human Services. According to Government Executive, CDC employees with pending reasonable accommodation requests were recently instructed to resubmit supporting medical documentation within 20 calendar days, including some employees who had previously provided documentation. Employees were wa