American Federation of Government Employees
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The injunction on the president's workforce executive orders has expired, clearing the way for agencies to officially begin implementing them again.
October 02, 2019 -
After last year's record low premium rate increases, participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will pay, on average, more than 5% more for their premiums in 2020.
October 02, 2019 -
Executive orders on federal employment, and vigorous union opposition to them, appear to have poisoned relations between federal unions and the Trump administration beyond antidote.
October 02, 2019 -
Trump administration declares victory in international compromise that will allow the U.S. Postal Service to collect higher fees for delivery of small packages entering the country.
September 26, 2019 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied unions a chance to rehear their case against the president's workforce executive orders before a full panel of judges.
September 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union wants the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision on age discrimination in the federal workforce.
September 25, 2019 -
J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the goal of the rally was to give federal employees a “real voice on the job.”
September 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the Government Accountability Office confirms it’s tough to be a medium-sized government contractor.
September 20, 2019 -
New regulations from the Office of Personnel Management implement portions of the president's May 2018 executive order on firings and disciplinary actions for federal employees.
September 16, 2019 -
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton are trying to block the Bureau of Land Management relocation with new legislation. They have introduced a bill that would require the BLM headquarters to remain in the national capital region.
September 12, 2019 -
Faced with widening workforce gaps, the Agriculture Department is asking some of the employees impacted by the USDA relocation to Kansas City to continue working longer in Washington, D.C. until a later date.
September 11, 2019 -
The Senate confirmed Dale Cabaniss to be the permanent director of the Office of Personnel Management, following nearly a year of acting leadership from the Office of Management and Budget.
September 11, 2019 -
The EPA has notified employees relocating to a vehicle emissions testing lab that their new workplace is safe to work in, after one of several indoor air quality tests provided to staff showed higher-than acceptable levels of carbon dioxide in some of the facilities.
September 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, given the acute and ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent, government officials are starting to think about hiring on skill, rather than specific degree.
September 06, 2019 -
An American Federation of Government Employees local is suing the Trump administration, the Social Security Administration and the Federal Service Impasses Panel for violating an injunction on the president's workforce executive orders.
September 05, 2019