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The largest federal employee union is urging the Biden administration to push back an upcoming deadline for executive branch workers to comply with the federal vaccine mandate to Jan. 4, the same date that contractors received last week.
The Biden administration has made clear it wants to maximize union participation. Matt Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, explains what the new guidelines mean for federal labor unions.
The Office of Personnel Management is preparing new telework and remote work guidance for agencies, and it's pulling together more training materials for employees and managers on how to adapt to the "hybrid" environment.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority faces a backlog of unfair labor practice complaints, which have built over the last four years without a Senate-confirmed general counsel to enforce them. The Biden administration's nominees for the FLRA say resolving the backlog will be their top priority.
The White House on Wednesday announced new steps agencies will take to better inform prospective federal employees, new hires and current workers about their collective bargaining rights — and provide more details on how they can become active dues-paying union members if they choose.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Service Impasses Panel is back to work with all new members.
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.”
The Senate returns to work today as questions hover over the $3.5 trillion spending bill sought by most Democrats.
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.
For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, Mimi Tsankov.