Unions
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There is new leadership at the organization that represents managers and other non-union employees at the Internal Revenue Service. Kelly Reyes was named the Professional Managers Association’s (PMA) new executive director last week. She replaces Chad Hooper, who left the organization this past summer. Reyes previously served as PMA’s national vice president. For a look at the latest with the PMA, Federal News Network Deputy Editor Jared Serbu talked with Kelly Reyes on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 22, 2023 -
One of the best things a politically appointed agency head can do, but too often he or she does not, is what this guest will address. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Bob Tobias, professor of good government and long-time labor-management observer.
November 09, 2023 -
AFGE is urging BOP to renew annual retention incentives for correctional officers at United States Penitentiary Thomson ahead of a planned end of the bonuses on Dec. 31.
October 19, 2023 -
Approximately 315 NSF employees on levels 4 and 5 of the Administratively Determined (AD) pay scale will see cuts to their salaries take effect in January.
September 29, 2023 -
Among the looming threat of a government shutdown, the National Treasury Employees Union also plans to advocate for federal telework and push against Schedule F in the coming months.
September 18, 2023 -
Without better pay and benefits, call center workers at federal contractor Maximus threaten a strike ahead of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. But the issue of federal contractor pay is more complicated than meets the eye.
September 08, 2023 -
Several thousand Postal Service rural carriers have expressed an interest in leaving their union, after most of them saw pay cuts under a new pay system.
August 25, 2023 -
Some of the article’s proposed pilot projects include installing gender-neutral bathrooms, implementing DEIA training for EPA employees and diversifying hiring panels.
August 24, 2023 -
A grassroots network of rural carriers across the country is collecting signatures from their coworkers, in the hopes of joining a new, non-postal union.
August 21, 2023 -
NSF said it “deeply values” employee feedback, but the agency has no intentions of altering its return-to-office plans, and instead plans to work with AFGE to solidify “additional flexibilities.”
August 17, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the largest federal employee union have finalized a new labor agreement, putting an end to more than six years of stalled contract negotiations.
August 08, 2023 -
Alma Lee, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees National VA Council, explains why the contract with the Veterans Affairs Department reverses years of frustrations.
August 07, 2023 -
After a historic pay raise, TSA is now working on an expanded collective bargaining agreement. We look at how we got to this point, and what comes next for airport screeners and other TSA employees.
August 07, 2023 -
In more than a thousand federal employee complaints filed against their unions, only 1% of those employees prevailed. That is according to research by a group called Americans for Fair Treatment. AFT says it is dedicated to ensuring accountability for federal employee unions.
August 04, 2023 -
The FAA's order for employees to return to the office didn't sit well with one of its unions. They call the order a clear violation of their collective bargaining agreement.
August 01, 2023