Unions
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Under a new agreement between the agencies, screening officers at the Transportation Security Administration can now appeal certain firings, demotions and suspensions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, a right they didn't have previously.
September 28, 2021 -
The entire workforce has never been subject to a federal vaccine mandate before, and the new policies are prompting questions about how agencies will enforce the policy and grant reasonable accommodations to those who have a religious or medical objection.
September 24, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Border Patrol Council continues to search for a legal avenue to challenge the president's vaccine mandate for federal employees.
September 24, 2021 -
Labor relations at the Department of Veterans Affairs soured a bit during the Trump administration. And they haven't gotten any better with Joe Biden in the White House.
September 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Service Impasses Panel is back to work with all new members.
September 17, 2021 -
Once OSHA issues its emergency rule for vaccines and testing, USPS said it expects to “move quickly to determine its applicability to our employees and how best to implement.”
September 16, 2021 -
The Senate returns to work today as questions hover over the $3.5 trillion spending bill sought by most Democrats.
September 13, 2021 -
DHS Secretary Mayorkas is reviewing proposals from the Transportation Security Administration, along with input from the American Federation of Government Employees, on plans to administratively expand collective bargaining and other workplace rights.
September 08, 2021 -
For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, Mimi Tsankov.
September 01, 2021 -
President Biden announced his plans to nominate 10 new members to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, which attempts to resolve collective bargaining disputes among agencies and employee unions.
August 23, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are responding to President Biden's new vaccine guidance.
August 13, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new recommendations to the Office of Personnel Management from a federal employee-run organization are trying to close the pay gaps between men and women and among racial groups.
August 12, 2021 -
The underlying lawsuit against AFGE and former president J. David Cox remains active in federal court, but the judge dismissed all but four of the 11 counts the plaintiffs lodged last summer.
August 12, 2021 -
The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest agency to announce a reset in labor relations with its union, following a Biden administration executive order that restored collective bargaining and official time.
August 03, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management issued extensive guidance on Friday designed to help agencies make decisions about future telework and remote work policies. Here are seven takeaways and highlights.
July 26, 2021