AFGE LOCAL 1699

08/23/2025

Tickets are now available for our member appreciation picnic. The picnic is returning to Knoebels this year on Sept. 20th at 12pm till 8pm. Read email for details. Member receives choice of 50$ in ticket or 1 handstamp. Lunch will be provided for all family members by the local at 12pm.
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Tickets are now available for L1699 Knoebels Family Fun Day at Knoebels Amusement Resort, PA on Sat 20 Sep 2025 at 12:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

08/09/2025

AFGE is still here and not going any where. We will continue to fight against these illegal acts against our union. Va may tell you that we have no rights, but we do! It’s the law! Reach out to office if you need assistance. More will follow over the next few days. Office number is 570.235.1332 or afgelocal1699@gmail.com.

06/25/2025

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.

03/28/2025

It has happened. Make the switch to edues and get in the fight!

02/23/2025

Message from NP Kelley. OPM Email

Many of you have already received, or will soon receive, an email from a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) email address hr@opm.gov titled "What did you do last week?" This email requests all federal employees to respond with approximately five bullet points detailing their work over the past week. No explanation has been provided regarding how this information will be used or why it is being requested. While a message on X from Elon Musk suggested that failure to respond would be considered a resignation, the OPM email itself does not contain this threat, and there is no known authority for Mr. Musk to make this claim.

AFGE strongly believes this email was sent illegitimately and that OPM lacks the authority to direct the assignment of work to agency employees in this manner. We will formally request that OPM rescind the email and clarify under what authority it was issued. In the meantime, AFGE advises all federal employees to forward the email to their supervisor and seek guidance on whether and how to respond, including the type of information that can be disseminated to OPM. You may wish to use the following language in your email to your supervisor:

Dear Supervisor,

I received the below email today from a sender that was not within the agency or in my chain of command. Please provide me guidance on whether I am required to respond, and if so, how I should respond, by the end of my tour of duty on Monday. Please make sure to inform me of the type of information I should include in my response. If I am required to respond I will. I will assume that I have no obligation to respond to the email unless instructed to do so.

If directed by your supervisor to reply, you should comply with that directive consistent with any guidance provided by your agency. If your regular day off is Monday, substitute Sunday for Monday in the template above.

AFGE will provide further updates tomorrow for those who have not yet received a response from their supervisor. Subsequent guidance will address how those on official time may respond if required to do so by their agency.

In solidarity,

Everett Kelley

AFGE National President

Don’t Delay! It’s Time to Make the Switch to E-Dues

01/29/2025

Today, in response to reports that President Trump will be offering buyout to all federal employees who don't want to return to the office, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “The number of civil servants hasn't meaningfully changed since 1970, but there are mor...

01/29/2025

A message from the National President :

We are aware that federal employees have received an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) encouraging them to resign from federal service and offering possible incentives for doing so.

We are evaluating these developments and will provide further guidance soon. In the meantime we are encouraging all members and civil servants not to make a hasty decision to resign and not to respond to this email until you have further details.

We will follow up with additional information as it becomes available to us.

In solidarity,

Everett Kelley

AFGE National President

01/25/2025

For all who think AFGE is not fighting, we are! Remember executive orders can be written and put in place immediately, lawsuits take time to win.

AFGE, Public Citizen, and State Democracy Defenders Fund (SDDF) filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for violating a law requiring that an advisory committee such as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be fairly balanced in its membe...

11/18/2024

For all, the VA is planning to cut care and force our Vets to community care. Which will be devastating to them. The private sector can not handle this!

Trump's choice is already highlighting some of the most controversial VA priorities from the president-elect's first term.

11/17/2024

Much of the federal workforce is on edge and bracing itself for the likelihood its ranks will be purged when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

11/17/2024

🚨🚨 Tonight, we celebrate a historic victory for the hardworking public servants of PA-1 and across our nation with the House passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. As a proud co-sponsor and advocate for this issue, I am thrilled our critical legislation passed with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

For too long, many hardworking Americans have been denied the full benefits they earned through years of service due to outdated provisions in our Social Security system.

H.R. 82 will eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which have unfairly reduced benefits for our retired firefighters, police officers, teachers, and other public servants. This legislation will finally correct this fundamental injustice and ensure that those who educate our children, keep our neighborhoods safe, and selflessly serve the public can retire with the full, fair benefits they deserve.

Tonight’s victory in the House is a testament to our commitment to fairness, justice, and respect for all who serve our community and country. Now, we call on our colleagues in the Senate to finish the job and act with the same urgency— the time to pass the Social Security Fairness Act is now.

10/26/2024

I'm proud to announce that small business owners and farmers across Pennsylvania will benefit from U.S. Department of Agriculture REAP program.

$24.1M toward creating jobs, lowering energy, and expanding access to clean energy.