Brian Schatz

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TSA, AFGE see milestone contract as ‘pivot point’ for frontline workforce

After signing a seven-year contract with TSA, AFGE leaders are now looking to get Title 5 rights cemented in law for tens of thousands of TSA employees.

Unions

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, to examine expanding broadband access, focusing on the Department of Commerce broadband programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

New bill calls for permanent, renewed pipeline between federal unions, management

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AFGE rallies for 7.4% federal employee pay raise, spending deal to avoid government shutdown

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As agencies face budget uncertainty, Democrats propose a 7.4% pay raise for feds

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Biden makes formal plans for 2024 federal pay raise

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Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

Unions

Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

Workforce

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

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

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Democratic lawmakers propose 5.1% average pay raise for federal employees

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Bill to give TSA officers General Schedule pay gets Senate companion

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Senator trying to give federal employees a raise — again

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this April 2, 2020 file photo, a United States Postal Service worker makes a delivery with gloves and a mask in Warren, Mich. A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya,File)

Congress reintroduces USPS reform bill to eliminate pre-funding mandate

The USPS Fairness Act, introduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), would eliminate the Postal Service’s 2006 obligation to…

Agency Oversight

House Democrats propose 2022 federal pay raise with new bill

A bicameral pair of Democrats have reintroduced legislation to provide civilian employees with a federal pay raise in 2022.

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Senators worried new VA accountability office appointment poses conflict of interest

People

The appointment of Dan Sitterly, a former career executive and political appointee, as a new leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ accountability office, shows just how complex personnel moves during a presidential transition can be.