NAGE Attends 50-Year Commemoration of Historic Kennedy Executive Order
NAGE National President David Holway and several NAGE staff members attended a special event January 17th marking the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s Executive Order granting federal workers collective bargaining rights. Executive Order 10988 gave federal employees the right to join, form, or assist labor organizations, and resulted from the findings of the Task Force on Employee-Management Relations in the Federal Service.
“It was very important to NAGE to join our union brothers and sisters in solidarity to honor this historic moment,” said National President Holway. “In the face of adversity, we must look back on the past for great strength and inspiration to help us continue to fight for a better quality of life for ourselves and our fellow workers.”
President Holway and NAGE staff were joined the AFL-CIO sponsored event by OPM Director John Berry, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, and our brothers and sisters in labor to commemorate this historic event.
Read the full text of President Kennedy’s Executive Order 10988