Unions
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The Federal Labor Relations Authority looks to revise or remove a 2020 policy that made it easier for federal employees to cancel union dues payments.
December 30, 2022 -
The National Archives and Records Administration signed a memorandum of understanding with its union to extend telework eligibility to all permanent agency employees.
December 29, 2022 -
Agencies’ ‘future of work’ plans, priorities in the President’s Management Agenda and hiring reform efforts defined 2022 for federal employees.
December 27, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new telework agreement for one agency gives its employees more flexibility.
December 27, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A $17 billion dollar budget for CBP means a bigger border focus. The Merit Systems Protection Board releases a report on sexual harassment at federal agencies. And feedback is needed on how federal employees pay their union dues.
December 22, 2022 -
The Social Security Administration wants to hire 4,000 new employees and drastically reduce processing times during 2023, but agency officials say they can't get there without full-year funding from Congress.
December 09, 2022 -
EEOC and AFGE reached a settlement agreement after the Federal Labor Relations Authority issued a complaint over the agency's office reentry policy.
December 07, 2022 -
The National Science Foundation and the American Federation of Government Employees signed a four-year collective bargaining agreement that will add more telework, create a student loan repayment program, expand the “after hours” program and more.
December 06, 2022 -
The Education Department and the American Federation of Government Employees moved forward with a new collective bargaining agreement, restoring many union-related policies that were limited during the Trump administration.
November 22, 2022 -
The largest federal employee union is claiming several Veterans Affairs Department facilities unfairly limited or denied administrative leave to employees looking to vote, as mandated by the Biden administration.
November 22, 2022 -
An immigration judges union made its case before a federal appeals court last week to regain full recognition by the federal government, after losing its collective bargaining status under the Trump administration.
November 22, 2022 -
Although low pay is the most common barrier to retaining federal wildland firefighters, the Government Accountability Office said other factors like poor-work life balance and career advancement challenges also impact the workforce.
November 21, 2022 -
Registered nurses working for the Veterans Health Administration in Las Vegas recently got a 12% raise. This after promising to hold a big rally. That got management to sit down with the Title 38 employees. For the details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with Linda Ward-Smith, president of Local 1224 of the American Federation of Government Employees.
November 04, 2022 -
The Federal Salary Council reported that federal pay fell further behind private sector pay, from a pay gap of 22.47% in 2021 to 24.09% in 2022.
November 03, 2022 -
The American Federation of Government Employees held a rally on Oct. 26 to raise concerns about a workforce in “crisis” at the Social Security Administration.
October 27, 2022