Unions

  • Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller explains the new telework provisions in contracts from the American Federation of Government Employees.

    November 03, 2010
  • Will the big changes in Congress mean big changes for federal employees? Bill Bransford, general counsel for the Senior Executives Association, joins Mike Causey for this week\'s Your Turn. November 3, 2010

    November 03, 2010
  • A coalition of businesses, associations and citizen groups rate members of Congress on how they voted on bills that promote or hurt private sector companies and forces industry to compete with the government. But some experts say the business coalition is taking a too narrow view of what the government does.

    October 29, 2010
  • Bruce Johnson WUSA 9 Reporter and Weekend Anchor Jacque Simon AFGE Public Policy Director Arlene Holt Baker AFL-CIO Executive Vice President

    October 14, 2010
  • Arlene Holt Baker AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Jacque Simon AFGE Public Policy Director Chris Garlock Director, D.C. Labor FilmFest

    October 07, 2010
  • Reform is on the way for the FPS, an agency responsible for security at over 9,000 federal facilities and courthouses. AFGE\'s David Wright says the move is very welcome for his members.

    October 04, 2010
  • OPM said the rise in costs is lower than the industry standard. Employees who choose family coverage will see an increase of $22.90 a month. Open season starts Nov. 8.

    October 01, 2010
  • Gracia Hillman Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Dwight Bowman AFGE 14th District National Vice President Bill Fletcher AFGE Field Services and Education Department Director Mark Roth Former AFGE General Counsel

    September 30, 2010
  • Both employee unions and agencies say certain phrases in President Obama\'s executive order creating these committees need to be better defined. VA deputy secretary Gould will lead an effort to bring some precision to terms such as pre-decisional, to make sure everyone is working from the same sheet of paper. National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations also details first set of bargaining pilots, called B-1.

    September 22, 2010
  • From pay freeze proposals to furloughs, there are a lot of issues before Congress that could affect feds. This week on Your Turn, Mike interviews Charity Wilson from the American Federation of Government Employees and Jessica Klement from the Federal Managers Association, about what a lame duck Congress can do to federal workers and retirees. September 22, 2010

    September 21, 2010
  • Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) Author of \"More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education\" John Wilson Executive Director, National Education Association Former Rep. Bob Edgar (D-Pa.) President & CEO, Common Cause

    September 16, 2010
  • Congress is back in town today after an extended summer break. What it\'ll find, in addition to a stack of unfinished business, is the career federal workforce which has been toiling away keeping things running.

    September 03, 2010
  • Mike Miles Federal Times \"Money Matters\" Columnist Eric Young Southeast Regional Vice President, AFGE Council of Prison Locals Dr. Elsie Scott President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

    September 02, 2010
  • We get insider\'s views from NTEU\'s Colleen Kelley and AFGE\'s John Gage

    August 27, 2010