February 14, 2025, The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council 222, representing 5300 dedicated HUD employees, stands as a critical line of defense against reckless dismantling of essential public services. We are not new to this fight. For over a year, AFGE National Council 222 has been working with whistleblowers to expose fraud, waste, and abuse within HUD, even before the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, began it's work.
PRESS RELEASE, WORKPLACE IMPACT SURVEY (Feb 2025)
February 5, 2025 - AFGE National has taken decisive legal action four days after the wave of Executive Orders targeting federal workers began. » e:alert, AFGE TRO filing
HUD's Proposed Deferred Resignation Offer Violates Collective Bargaining AgreementFebruary 4, 2025 - Council e:alert lists key points in further review of HUD's proposed offer
Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil ServiceJanuary 29, 2025 - Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) represented by Democracy Forward and Bredhoff and Kaiser PLLC filed suit against the Trump administration challenging efforts to politicize the civil service through illegal executive orders. » read Press Release and lawsuit
Council President Gaines Standing Strong Together in Challenging timesJanuary 29, 2025 - President Gaines email to bargaining unit employees reminds all to maintain normal work routine, avoid making hasty decisions and await forthcoming detailed guidance before taking any action on the "Fork In The Road"email sent to all employees. Council 222 will continue to communicate updates to BUE promptly, are actively monitoring developments closely and will continue to advocate for the rights and well-being of our bargaining unit employees. » read e:alert
Council 222 President Gaines Issues Cease and Desist Demand to ManagementJanuary 28, 2025 - President Gaines memo to management demands immediate cessation of two distinct and unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 1) The implementation of new telework policies that violate existing agreements and federal law, and 2) the blanket request for resubmission of HUD-1000 forms. These actions expressly contravene legal precedents, statutory obligations, and collective bargaining agreements. Council 222 informs mgmt to provide documentation of corrective actions within 5 days. Failure to comply wil result in the pursuit of all available legal remedies. » read memo within e:alert sent to bargaining unit employees
HUD Ranked Among Top Agencies for Employee and Customer ServiceJanuary 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is a top ten federal agency for employee and customer experience, based on results from a new study by the Partnership for Public Service. HUD has excelled in providing a productive internal customer experience for it's employees, which has led to improvements in supporting its mission-critical operations. » Press Release
OPM Memo Targets EmployeesJanuary 21, 2025 - The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued a memorandum, dated January 20, 2025, instructing all federal agencies to compile a list of employees in vulnerable positions. Specifically, the OPM is targeting employees on probationary periods, those who have served less than one year in competitive service appointments and individuals with less than two years in excepted service appointments. This information is to be reported to OPM by January 24 2025 - a deadline that is close. An e:alert was just sent to our bargaining unit employees. » Read e:alert
Stay Strong, Stay UnitedJanuary 21, 2025 - In the wake of President Trump's recent executive orders concerning Schedule F, the federal hiring freeze, the return-to-office mandate and the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Council President Antonio Gaines e:alert to bargaining unit employees urges us to Stay Strong, Stay United! AFGE National, in partnership with Public Citizen, has taken immediate legal action by filing a lawsuit against the administrations's proposed Department of Government c (DOGE) and Council 222 is working tirelessly, in close coordination with AFGE National and our allies, to protect your rights and interests. »Read e:alert
Council Negotiates Extension of 2015 CBA and Space SharingDec 18, Council 222 completed negotiations on extension of our current contract until July 23, 2029 (see 2015 Blue Contract in Library) and the Space Sharing Plan, Supplement 48. Read the e:alert notification sent to bargaining unit employees on December 31.2024.
Council President Gaines Notifies Members of Congress and Local Government LeadersAugust 27, 2024 - President Gaines instructed Council 222 Legislative/Political Committee Chair Erik Jetmir to notify members of Congress and local Government leaders of Fraud, Waste and Abuse IG Complaints in HUD NSPIRE Program. Here are the letters sent August 24, 2024 (no specific order):
Mayor Muriel Bowser,
Senator Brian Schatz,
Senator Gary Peters,
Director Johana Ayers
Congressman James Comer,
Congressman Tom Cole,
Senator Patty Murray,
USOSC Hamptom Dellinger
Hon Matthew Graves,
Dominique Blom
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