Unions
Federal agencies are preparing plans now for a possible shutdown next week. One of the elements of those plans is which employees are essential and which ones aren't. Larry Allen is the President of Allen Federal Business Partners. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose employees aren't the only ones who should find out as soon as possible if they're essential.
September 24, 2015-
Jeri Buchholz, former NASA CHCO and now strategic business development adviser for FMP Consulting, advises federal managers to begin preparing for a government shutdown by communicating more openly and often with their workforce.
September 24, 2015 The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the latest agency to get on board with "succession planning."
September 21, 2015-
AFGE reminds Congress, White House and others of the concerns feds had during the last government shutdown and the impact the work stoppage had on them and their families in 2013.
September 18, 2015 -
Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) said there have been few bipartisan negotiations so far, and a new budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee has them particularly worried. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass some sort of budget resolution that would keep the government open past the end of the month.
September 17, 2015 -
A draft version of Ashton Carter’s Force of the Future initiative seeks to transition Defense civilians out of existing civil service rules and create the underpinnings of a more “flexible” system.
September 16, 2015 -
A new Senate bill could guarantee six weeks of paid leave for federal employees who become parents, and let them choose whether to take those six weeks separately or in one shot.
September 15, 2015 -
The National Treasury Employees Union, the Employee Thrift Advisory Council and 13 other organizations urged Congress not to use the Thrift Savings Plan — the federal government’s retirement savings program — as a revenue source.
September 10, 2015 -
Federal unions and the employees they represent aren't always on the same page. For example, the American Federation of Government Employees recently targeted some leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs for discipline. And some members of Congress have called for an end to some collective bargaining rights like official time for feds. Jeff Neal is senior vice president of ICF International and former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department. He's also the author of the Chief HRO blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that federal unions come in all kinds of flavors.
August 31, 2015 -
Jeff Neal, senior vice president for ICF International and former chief human capital officer at the Department of Homeland Security, says federal employee unions, like the people they represent, come in a lot of flavors.
August 28, 2015 -
The National Treasury Employees Union’s new president wants Congress to get serious about avoiding a government shutdown and funding the Internal Revenue Service.
August 26, 2015 Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss how career federal executives are impacted by lame duck presidential administrations. She will also give her thoughts on a recent report based on an employee job survey conducted last year by the Office of Personnel Management. August 26, 2015
August 25, 2015-
The Senior Executives Association and Federal Managers Association have asked Congress to investigate what they call a "hit list" created by VA’s largest labor union. It's a report compiled by the American Federation of Government Employees, which names managers and executives the union recommends for discipline. SEA questions whether the list was compiled on official time. Jason Briefel is the legislative director at SEA. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this list and why the associations are so upset by it.
August 21, 2015 -
Managers at the Veterans Affairs Department may be targets of one of the largest federal employee unions. Representatives of the American Federation of Government Employees may have been using their work time to compile suggestions for discipline by top VA leaders. Federal News Radio Reporter Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose why this controversy may boil down to a classic labor-versus-management clash.
August 19, 2015 -
Just when Congress is considering tougher penalties for Veterans Affairs employees engaged in misconduct, the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association have asked lawmakers to investigate a "hit list" created by the American Federation of Government Employees, VA's largest labor union.
August 19, 2015