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VA not making full use of workforce incentives granted under PACT Act, AFGE warns

The largest federal employee union warns the Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t doing enough to recruit and retain the workforce it needs to keep up…

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Federal arbitrator: VA didn’t bargain ‘in good faith’ with AFGE to update decade-old contract

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Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

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Federal employees union issues warning about cutting DoD civilian workforce

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EPA employees voice concerns about low pay, understaffing, burnout

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Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

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One-on-One with NARFE’s staff vice president for Policy and Programs

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Union leaders, lawmakers call for expanded pay, benefits for federal workforce

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After pushback, NSF implements 4.6% average pay raise for all excepted service employees

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Initial plans to cap pay raise for hundreds of NSF employees gain major union pushback

The American Federation of Government Employees raised concerns about initial plans to cap pay for hundreds of employees at the National Science Foundation,…

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GOP bill to return feds to the office clears the House

The House is planning a floor vote for the SHOW UP Act, a Republican-led bill that would return the federal workforce to pre-pandemic office arrangements.

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Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

In what has become tradition in recent years, a bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give most civilian federal employees an 8.7% pay raise in 2024.

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