Unions
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OPM issued a second round of guidance to agencies, outlining several ways agencies should make federal employees more aware of their collective bargaining rights.
April 12, 2022 -
As the Social Security Administration works through ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, agency employees prepare to start in-person services on April 7.
April 06, 2022 -
The American Federation of Government Employees says more than 600 members have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
April 01, 2022 -
The National Treasury Employees Union confirmed Thursday that the IRS plans to bring bargaining unit employees back to the office in two phases, one on May 8, the other on June 25.
March 25, 2022 -
VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced a plan to revamp VA health care facilities by closing and tearing down some, building new ones, establishing outpatient centers and moving more care to the private sector.
March 18, 2022 -
SSA leadership anticipates higher than normal wait times for customers seeking assistance for at least the first month of the agency opening its doors to walk-in traffic.
March 16, 2022 -
Social Security is an agency in some crisis as labor relations are strained with ongoing uncertainty over their contracts.
March 15, 2022 -
A task force established by the Biden administration has issued dozens of recommendations for unionizing federal agencies and contractors. Will it have any effect?
March 09, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's largest employees union is raising hackles over a plan to trim back VA facilities.
March 09, 2022 -
The largest federal union has filed a class action lawsuit for employees who think they were exposed to COVID-19 at work. There's even a web site where people can sign on.
March 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees who were exposed to COVID-19 while working can now join a class-action lawsuit.
March 04, 2022 -
Whether you are (or should be) for Postal Reform or against the Windfall and Offset laws, help is coming. John Hatton, staff VP for NARFE, will discuss the status of these on Your Turn.
March 02, 2022 -
A federal appeals court finds the Postal Service isn't meeting legal requirements to ensure managers and supervisors are paid close to what they could make in the private sector.
February 28, 2022 -
The American Federation of Government Employees is at odds with TSA Administrator David Pekoske over what the union says is an unnecessary delay in expanding collective bargaining for the approximately 50,000 airport screeners who work for TSA.
February 24, 2022 -
Next month, nearly a year and a half into the Biden administration, Department of Veterans Affairs officials will re-open talks with their union workforce.
February 23, 2022