Unions
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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 -
The department expects the settlement agreement with AFGE to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but it will take years to either reinstate or compensate the thousands of impacted former VA employees.
July 31, 2023 -
The IRS has ended its policy of revenue officers conducting unannounced home or business visits to address taxpayer debts.
July 24, 2023 -
The updated collective bargaining agreement between the Social Security Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees will cement official time, a mentorship program, child and elder care benefits and more for another six years.
July 19, 2023 -
National Science Foundation employees are expected to work in the office four days per pay period, starting in October. The announcement from management came prior to the completion of union negotiations.
July 14, 2023