AFGE Local 2883

Home | AFGE Local 2883 🚨BREAKING NEWS: On October 28, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston (Northern District of California) granted a Preliminary Injunction (PI) in AFGE v. OMB, which continues halting all Federal Reduction-in-Force (RIF) actions initiated or approved by OMB during the current government shutdown. The ruling applies nationwide to any agencies--including CDC/HHS--with at least 1 AFGE Member or BUE that applied the new OMB RIF framework.🚨

🛑 CDC, we are all acutely aware how easily our workers’ rights can be stripped away. One of the best tools to fight this is our union, AFGE2883

Join to protect yourself & future CDC workers 💪 Help us form bargaining units asap.

More info 👉 www.afge2883ga.org
Join here 👉 join.afge.org/L2883

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Public comment needed by 3/12/26
OPM proposed a rule that would strip Reduction in Force (RIF) appeal rights and protections.
For more info, visit www.themindfulfederalemployee.com/blog/opm-s-p...

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This month we honor Black workers who shaped the federal workforce and the labor movement.

At CDC, Black employees make up more than a quarter of the workforce.

AFGE L2883 honors their leadership and contributions and recommits to the fight for justice, equity, dignity, and safety at work.

AFGE President Everett Kelley Statement on Tragedy in Minneapolis WASHINGTON – Following the tragic events in Minneapolis, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Today, Alex J. Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and a nurse at the Mi...

AFGE president Kelley released a statement on Saturday: www.afge.org/publication/...

Mandating telework during extreme weather events proves telework is not an undue hardship on government agencies. Federal employees with disabilities deserve the right to telework as a reasonable accommodation.
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AFGE L2883 is deeply saddened to learn of the killing of fellow AFGE member Alex J. Pretti this morning. Our hearts are with everyone in Minnesota as the community faces yet another moment of pain and senseless tragedy.
See our full statement in image.

❤️‍🩹 Are you CDC staff who needs support or an ally looking to help CDC workers? ❤️‍🩹

Check out CDCmutual aid 👉 www.cdcresourceportal.org/

Applications here 👉www.cdcresourceportal.org/request-assi...

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Rising from the chaos of 2025 like a determined goose, AFGE Local 2883 is getting stronger and smarter.
Be part of what comes next.
👉 join.afge.org/L2883

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From the AFGE Local 2883 family to you and yours, we wish you a warm and joyous holiday season. ☃️

📰Roll Call: rollcall.com/2025/12/10/l...

📰Black Enterprise: www.blackenterprise.com/disabled-hhs...

📰MedPage Today: www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

📰Government Executive: www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

📰The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Over the past week, more media outlets are covering the growing challenges around reasonable accommodations.

This increased visibility underscores the importance of our advocacy and pushing for the elusive radical transparency.

Check out the links in the thread below to read more. ⬇️

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🚨 New artist drop! Meet *RAnsky* - creating bold, clear infographics to help you understand your rights to *Reasonable Accommodations* at CDC.

AltCDC is sharing their work so everyone can access the info.

Thread starts here 👇♿️✨

💉✨ Get your shot, don’t delay,
It keeps the bad germs far away.

Our CDC heroes lead the fight,
Protecting health by day and night!

AFGE Local 2883 proudly stands with them. 🌍✊

#VaccinesWork #UnionStrong #PublicHealth

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💉✨ Just like Jedi guard the galaxy, CDC public health workers protect us with vaccines + science.

AFGE Local 2883 stands with these everyday heroes. #UnionStrong #VaccinesWork

Image text says, "Gratitude fuels joy. L2883 family, we are grateful for you!"

In tough times, it is important to practice gratitude & find things that bring us joy. This year, we are immensely grateful for our fellow union members, all of our colleagues, and our families and friends who have supported us. We'd love to hear what you are grateful for & what brings you joy!

On this Public Health Thank You Day, we're INCREDIBLY thankful for public health workers around the world - And of course, current and former CDC workers and CDC leaders. In many ways, our work and experience is needed now more than ever. We see you and we appreciate you!

The CDC Mutual Aid Network helps colleagues who have lost their income and are facing financial hardship. Stand with them to support our public health workforce.

➡️To learn more and donate: cdcresourceportal.org/donate

➡️For resources: cdcresourceportal.org/resources

🇺🇸 Today is Veterans Day 🇺🇸

To our veterans: you deserve so much better: affordable housing, mental health care, food security, and more. Thank you for fighting for us. We are fighting for you

Want to honor veterans? Consider donating/volunteering at local/national veterans helping veterans programs

Did you know that about 25% of Federal workers are Veterans? It takes a special kind of dedication to serve your country in uniform and then come back for another tour of duty.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your dedicated public service. Happy Veterans' Day!

The L2883 Members’ Monthly Meeting is coming up! Because of Veterans’ Day, November’s meeting date has been adjusted and will be held on:
🗓️ Thursday, November 13, 2025
⏰ 6:00 pm–6:30 pm ET
A Zoom invite will be sent to all members. Hope to see you there!

For more:

➡️ Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019: congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/24

➡️ AFGE National Statement: afge.org/article/its-past-time-to-end-this-shutdown/

L2883 Statement on Government Shutdown AFGE Local 2883 echoes AFGE President Everett Kelley's call for Congress to end the government shutdown. AFGE is committed to advocating for its members, and it is imperative to highlight the impact of this shutdown on government employees, their families, and their communities. Federal workers have recently had to rely on food banks, apply for unemployment benefits, and take out loans to make ends meet. Despite this hardship, many federal employees continue to report to work without receiving their pay. While many federal workers are still showing up to work every day, Congress is refusing to even show up to do their job. Local 2883 calls on Congress to return to work—and bring all federal employees back to work and ensure they receive the back pay to which they are legally entitled.

Read AFGE Local 2883’s statement on the government shutdown:

"I want people to know that there is help out there."

We've started to collect and share stories from some of our fund recipients. Here's one from Susan, who worked for CDC for more than 20 years before she was abruptly fired in February: www.cdcresourceportal.org/stories/from...

Thanks to generous donations from people like you, CDC Mutual Aid has raised more than $60,000.

And as of this week we've passed another big milestone: We've given more than $50K to help fired/RIFed CDC employees. 👏

Check out the latest numbers (updated weekly): www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate

Public servants do just that, serve the public. It’s in our character. Thank you, furloughed Feds, for continuing to give back.

📖 Read more:
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✊🏽Join the AFGE Local 2883 movement today: join.afge.org/L2883

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A temporary restraining order (TRO) is in effect, as of October 15, in AFGE vs. OMB.

What does this mean? All Reduction-in-Force (RIF) actions during the current shutdown are paused. The ruling applies nationwide to any program with workers represented by AFGE, AFSCME, NFFE, SEIU, NAGE, NTEU, IFPTE, or AFT (member or bargaining unit.) What’s next? An October 28th hearing for a preliminary injunction (PI). The TRO will be in effect until the hearing. Join us: join.afge.org/L2883

🎉 A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in AFGE v. OMB has been granted, pausing Reduction-in-Force (RIF) actions. The nationwide ruling applies to federal programs that include workers (members and bargaining unit) represented by AFGE, AFSCME, NFFE, SEIU, NAGE, NTEU, IFPTE, or AFT.

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Tomorrow! Bring your mat and water bottle and join L2883 for Yoga with Amanda! Saturday, October 25, 2 pm, at the Decatur Library (215 Sycamore St). Registration is required: events.dekalblibrary.org/event/14579125

✊ Join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025, 2–5 pm, at Napoleon’s Grill in Decatur!
✊ Solidarity Saturday is a regular event to meet with our fellow union members. Bring a friend, even if they’re not a union member, so they can see what we’re all about!
RSVP now: bit.ly/46LJmg6

Court extends restraining order to shield more feds from shutdown RIFs At an emergency hearing, a federal judge clarified that her restraining order prohibiting RIFs also applies to unions the government has stopped recognizing.

Good news for those (illegally) RIFed -
& another reason to join your local union

A federal court just clarified that its restraining order protects even more feds from RIFs during the shutdown --
including those in unions their agencies stopped recognizing (illegally, btw).

#CollectivePower