Unions
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In today's Federal Newscast, top House Republicans want to know why the administration granted ethics waivers to two political appointees at the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget.
June 17, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two of the top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee say the administration's reopening plans for federal employees are unacceptable.
June 15, 2021 -
The Biden administration directed the Transportation Security Administration to expand collective bargaining rights, begin negotiating a new contract and pay TSA officers General Schedule wages.
June 03, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act would give transportation security officers General Schedule pay and collective bargaining rights.
June 01, 2021 -
At least two unions have been bargaining for four years. And, it turns out, in bad faith.
May 21, 2021 -
The federal arbitrator recently stopped the Social Security Administration from moving ahead on a partial labor contract with the Association of Administrative Law Judges.
May 20, 2021 -
President Biden has said he wants publicly funded infrastructure projects to be built with unionized labor. And unions are ready for the task.
May 20, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management is reviewing a 2017 executive order from the Trump administration, which disbanded formal labor-management relations forums.
May 18, 2021 -
As pandemic guidelines change, the House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced legislation that would require specific workplace safety plans from federal agencies as they prepare to reopen offices.
May 14, 2021 -
Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino and the USPS Board of Governors will help USPS move ahead with its 10-year reform plan and deal with persistent challenges with on-time mail delivery.
May 13, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the largest federal employee union has some ideas of how to address the Defense Department's skill gaps.
May 07, 2021 -
Employees worry recent initiatives designed to raise the profile of diversity and inclusion within the Department of Veterans Affairs won't trickle down to local facilities and mid-management.
May 06, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin concluded its four-part series, Federal Unions: For better or for worse, with the president of one of the major unions itself, the National Treasury Employees Union's Tony Reardon.
May 06, 2021 -
There's bipartisan consensus transportation security officers are underpaid, but Congress can't yet agree on the best path for raising TSA salaries.
May 05, 2021 -
Official time was sharply curtailed during the Trump administration. Now a Republican-backed bill in the House would eliminate official time.
May 05, 2021