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June 2025

• Alert:  A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction this week after ruling that the White House likely violated the law by stripping nearly a million federal workers of their union rights. AFSCME and five other unions filed a lawsuit on April 3 challenging President Donald Trump’s March 27 executive order, which ended collective bargaining rights for about 950,000 federal employees the unions collectively represent.  Click here for more information from AFSCME International.

• Official Statement Regarding the Unfair Labor Practice filed on June 11, 2025: By refusing to engage in collective bargaining regarding terminating remote employees' telework, which includes failing to notify us per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), AFSCME Local 2830 had little recourse other than to file an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). 

• AFSCME Local 2830 filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) against OJP with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on June 11th. The Union claimed that OJP failed to notify us and negotiate remote employees' inability to telework. As a result, we contend OJP violated Article 2, Section 7, and Article 31 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). We also claimed that OJP violated the FSLMRS (5 U.S.C. § 7101) by not bargaining at all, let alone in good faith. 

• Per the stay issued by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the National Treasury Employees Union lawsuit, it is "reverting to the initial guidance provided by OPM to agencies covered by EO 14251..." OJP will also provide additional information regarding deducting member dues. OJP is "reverting to the initial guidance," meaning it will pause most collective bargaining activities, even though it did not move to terminate the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or decertify the Bargaining Unit. Because OJP paused most collective bargaining activities, we will not withdraw the May 9th Union Grievance, which claims several violations of CBA and the Federal Service-Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS).

May 2025

• Official Statement Regarding the Proposed "Schedule F" Rule: AFSCME Local 2830 strongly opposes the Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service proposed rule, also known as Schedule F. This rule would potentially make thousands of Federal employees, including OJP, "at will" exempting them from the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This rule would politicize the federal workforce, resulting in the termination of employees indiscriminately.

• Alert: Join AFSCME Local 2830 for the "Schedule F" Virtual Comment Drafting Party on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (EST). Click here to register! We will discuss important ethics rules, and employees can also ask questions and draft comments in real time. Submitting comments is an opportunity to make your voice heard!  

April 2025

• Check out the MAYDAY Movement. Starting May 1st, you can get involved in various organizing events and activities!

• Alert: Join AFSCME Local 2830 for the "Happy Hour Organizing Event" on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 7:00-8:00 pm (EST). Local 2830 officers will discuss how OJP Bargaining Union Employees can roll up their sleeves and join the fight for our labor rights. The Event will also include status updates on AFSCME International's litigation and organizing efforts. Click here to register.

• Update-April 17th: OJP notified AFSCME Local 2830 that the National Finance Center will stop processing employees' dues. We responded to HRD, saying, " OJP, as the Employer, still recognizes AFSCME Local 2830 as the exclusive representative of all Bargaining Unit Employees. OJP will also continue to acknowledge that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has certified AFSCME Local 2830 as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit per Article 1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and pursuant to 5 U.S. Code § 7111. 

• AFSCME International advised Locals that they are working on an alternative electronic dues system. More information is forthcoming. OJP also advised that they will no longer collectively bargain with the AFSCME Local 2830. We advised employees that we would continue representing them and file other formal actions. 

• AFSCME Local 2830 filed a grievance regarding remote employees' inability to telework now that they work onsite at federal buildings. The Union claimed OJP failed to notify us and to negotiate and submit an Impact and Implementation (I&I) Proposal per Article 2, Section 7 of the CBA. We also claimed that OJP violated Article 31, Section 8 by not allowing remote employees to telework.