Unions

NALC

‘We all take an oath:’ Postal union honors letter carriers for acts of heroism

Over the past few years, letter carriers pulled residents from a burning home, rescued plane crash survivors and protected a woman from an attacker by…

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This lawyer says public unions are not only wrong, they’re unconstitutional

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After OMB’s updated telework guidance, federal unions emphasize role of collective bargaining

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EPA, AFGE hit stalemate over DEIA provisions in union contract

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Dispute between Army and union at Rock Island Arsenal leads to legal challenge

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), accompanied by federal wildland firefighters and union leaders, speaks to reporters in front of the Capitol building.

With time running out on a temporary pay raise, federal firefighters press Congress for a permanent one

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Republicans called agency job inventories ‘barely decipherable,’ and they’re not wrong

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/Kiyoshi TannoWashington DC/USA Mar 25 2019/Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs(VA).The VA stands in front of Lafayette Square Park in the north of the White House.

Tentative agreement between AFGE and VA seeks to streamline hiring process

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/AmmentorpDK)federal telework

Amid return-to-office calls, AFGE touts ‘overwhelming’ support of telework from feds

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Labor leaders urge Biden administration to investigate systemic racial inequity at large federal contractor

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Biden

White House touts ‘significant results’ of task force after 80,000 feds opt to join a union

Federal unions have seen a roughly 20% increase in bargaining unit membership governmentwide, with close to 80,000 feds joining a union between 2021 and 2022.

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Law enforcement or ‘security guards?’ USPS spars with union over postal police role

The Postal Service is seeing a significant increase in letter carrier robberies and mail theft, but the union representing its shrinking police force says…

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Federal arbitrator: VA didn’t bargain ‘in good faith’ with AFGE to update decade-old contract

More than two years into the Biden administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the largest federal employee union appear no closer to an agreement on a new labor contract.

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