Workforce Rights/Governance
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What does the Senior Executives Association think about President Donald Trump's plans to reform the civil service system? Find out when SEA President Bill Valdez joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. April 4, 2018
April 03, 2018 -
Eight former regional directors of the Federal Labor Relations Authority say the agency's plan to close two regional offices by the end of the fiscal year is a blow to efficiency and may undo recent progress in the labor-management community.
March 29, 2018 -
AFGE members said they won't back down until the Education Department agrees to return to the bargaining table.
March 28, 2018 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has $15 million more to spend for the rest of fiscal 2018 compared to previous years.
March 27, 2018 -
As the Trump administration plans major changes to the current hiring and firing systems, federal experts say government can't solve without addressing the other.
March 27, 2018 -
Employees say the Veterans Affairs Department's interpretation of the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act doesn't give them enough time to improve performance.
March 19, 2018 -
AFGE is pursuing legal action over the the Veterans Affairs Department's implementation of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
March 19, 2018 -
The Education Department ended negotiations on Friday with the American Federation of Government Employees and instead announced plans to implement its own terms. AFGE said it hasn't agreed to those terms.
March 14, 2018 -
If the Senate confirms President Donald Trump's nominee to the Merit Systems Protection Board, it would restore a quorum after a year-long gap.
March 06, 2018 -
Two members of Congress have introduced separate bills that would extend expedited disciplinary and removal procedures to employees and senior executives at the Education and Labor Departments.
February 28, 2018 -
The Office of Special Counsel reminds agencies of employee whistleblower rights, as the Justice Department tightens its control on communication to Congress.
February 22, 2018 -
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees took to Capitol Hill this week, to rally against the proposed pay freeze and cuts included in the president's 2019 budget request.
February 15, 2018 -
If you've been a government employee for more than month, you know what a shutdown is, and if you haven't just wait.
February 06, 2018 -
Some proponents of an apolitical civil service argued that what President Trump argued for in his State of the Union address would turn federal workers into at-will employees.
February 06, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department recently clarified its disciplinary data, which the department posts publicly on its website every two weeks.
February 05, 2018