Unions
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A new collective bargaining agreement between the Social Security Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees gives the union a smaller bank of official time hours than it had before, but more than representatives would see under the president's workforce executive orders.
October 03, 2019 -
The injunction on the president's workforce executive orders has expired, clearing the way for agencies to officially begin implementing them again.
October 02, 2019 -
After last year's record low premium rate increases, participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will pay, on average, more than 5% more for their premiums in 2020.
October 02, 2019 -
Executive orders on federal employment, and vigorous union opposition to them, appear to have poisoned relations between federal unions and the Trump administration beyond antidote.
October 02, 2019 -
The Senate has confirmed Eugene Scalia, son for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to serve as the next Secretary of Labor.
September 27, 2019 -
The Senate on Thursday cleared a seven-week continuing resolution through Nov. 21. The CR includes nearly $50 million more for the Office of Personnel Management, which faces a funding gap with the transfer.
September 26, 2019 -
As House lawmakers search for ways to help the federal government strengthen its talent pipeline, they find consensus on at least two ideas.
September 26, 2019 -
Under the latest guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, agencies have new deadlines now to review and then streamline their existing performance management and disciplinary procedures for federal employees.
September 25, 2019 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied unions a chance to rehear their case against the president's workforce executive orders before a full panel of judges.
September 25, 2019 -
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said the proposal would keep the U.S. in the organization that it helped found.
September 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union wants the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision on age discrimination in the federal workforce.
September 25, 2019 -
J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the goal of the rally was to give federal employees a “real voice on the job.”
September 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the Government Accountability Office confirms it’s tough to be a medium-sized government contractor.
September 20, 2019 -
The seven-week continuing resolution gives lawmakers through Nov. 21 to complete spending bills for the rest of 2020. Notably, the CR includes additional funding for the Office of Personnel Management, which faces a budget shortfall at the start of the new fiscal year.
September 19, 2019 -
The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to pull out of an international shipping rate agreement.
September 17, 2019