Unions
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Facing the possibility of furloughs next month, some employees at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are looking for temporary work or a new job altogether. Others plan to tap into their retirement savings and Thrift Savings Plan to stay afloat.
July 15, 2020 -
Field and local offices at the Social Security Administration are still closed to the public, with managers handling some in-person services on a case-by-case basis. Despite a series of cuts to its telework program before the pandemic, SSA hasn't yet recalled large numbers of employees back to their offices.
July 13, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs and its largest employee union, the American Federation of Government Employees are stuck in a standoff.
July 13, 2020 -
The rule finalizes a 2-1 decision the FLRA had made back in February.
July 08, 2020 -
A group of named and anonymous victims is suing the American Federation of Government Employees over the conduct of former national president J. David Cox. The plaintiffs, who filed their lawsuit in federal district court, say current union leaders failed to take action and covered up known instances of sexual harassment and misconduct.
July 07, 2020 -
As offices within all but two of the Environmental Protection Agency's regions are engaged in some phase of reopening, some employees said they're still waiting for clear answers on telework, child care accommodations and other concerns.
July 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, some EPA employees say they feel uncomfortable returning to the office as OIG conducts a review.
July 06, 2020 -
As the Agriculture Department approaches phase three of its reopening plan, Food and Nutrition Service employees are concerned there are simply too many unknowns, inconveniences and worries about returning to a full office, which they say pale in comparison to the benefits of working productively and safely from home.
July 03, 2020 -
As expected, employees at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are beginning to receive furlough notices ahead of a possible Aug. 3 action. The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Management and Budget have urged Congress in recent weeks to step in with emergency funding to avoid furloughs for some 13,400 employees.
June 29, 2020 -
As Congress and agencies debate reopening plans, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced two bills designed to publicize those plans, as well as provide child care subsidies, hazardous duty pay and other benefits to federal employees working at home and on the frontlines of the ongoing pandemic.
June 25, 2020 -
Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations faces a $400 million partial budget shortfall before the year ends. The National Treasury Employees Union said it's concerned field officers could face furloughs without additional appropriations.
June 16, 2020 -
The Environmental Protection Agency launched a data-driven "facility status dashboard" to inform leaders' reopening decisions, while other federal agencies have begun their own "phase one" openings this week.
June 15, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS will no longer be giving employees 10-25% pay increase for going into the office during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 15, 2020 -
A "dramatic decrease in revenue" during the coronavirus pandemic had initially forced U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to consider furloughs for a large portion of its workforce in July.
June 12, 2020 -
Unions have filed grievances with both the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs over their implementation of the emergency paid sick leave program.
June 08, 2020