collective bargaining

Media set up before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its second public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Some arguments against the move for unionization on Capitol Hill

Backers say it’s needed in part because of low pay and high turnover on Capitol Hill. But not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

Unions

FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. On Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming The IRS will issue a fourth round of stimulus checks to Americans in February 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS makes rare call to set higher gas reimbursement rate for rest of 2022

Benefits

1,400 EEOC employees will return to the office, but union negotiations still ongoing

Unions

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If the government forces you back to the office, you’ve got rights

Workforce Rights/Governance

FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

New IG report shows Air Force, Army had issues rolling out vaccine overseas

Federal Newscast

White House task force recommends agencies get better at informing employees about union rights

Unions

Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions

Unions

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

White House appoints leader of its response to mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’

Federal Newscast

Federal appeals court strikes down FLRA decision setting higher bar for union negotiations

Unions

Federal appeals court overturns FLRA decision that limited mid-term bargaining for unions

Unions

Sour labor relations continue to dot the government

Federal Report

FLRA votes to block immigration judges union from collective bargaining

For an update, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges Mimi Tsankov.

Unions

First pulse survey results are out and SSA didn’t do too well

The Social Security Administration came out last or nearly last in nearly every measure in the recent pulse survey that came out from the Office of Management…

Unions

How 5 federal agencies are handling employee reentry in the new year — for now

Workforce

Of the agency reentry plans that Federal News Network recently reviewed, it’s mostly managers and supervisors who appear primed to return to the office, at least for a day or two a week, in early January.