collective bargaining
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The House has sent "minibus" spending bills, which include a 3.1% federal pay raise, to the Senate for its consideration. Congress must pass and the president must sign both bills into law by Friday to avoid a second government shutdown this year.
December 17, 2019 -
For the second year in a row more than a million feds aren’t sure if they’ll be forced to come to work or be locked with or without pay over the holidays.
December 09, 2019 -
Amid pressure from lawmakers and a bad-faith ruling from the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the American Federation of Government Employees and Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to return to the bargaining table.
December 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to lift the current time limitations for seasonal appointments.
November 26, 2019 -
Agencies and federal employee unions at last have more guidance on how to implement the all provisions of the president's workforce executive orders.
November 26, 2019 -
With the president's three workforce executive orders now officially in play, federal employee unions say their implementation has varied widely across government, and Congress has taken notice.
November 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs said it's concerned by recent allegations of sexual harassment against American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox.
November 22, 2019 -
Federal employee unions have until Jan. 10 to inform the Department of Veterans Affairs whether they would stay and pay rent or leave their currently occupied, government-owned VA office space. The president's 2018 workforce executive orders require unions to pay rent in order to continue using agency property.
November 15, 2019 -
The Social Security Administration said Friday it would delay the end of its telework program by two additional weeks to give operations employees more time to adjust to the policy changes.
November 01, 2019 -
The Social Security Administration is ending its telework program for some 12,000 operations employees after six years. The agency's decision coincides with the start of its new collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees.
October 29, 2019 -
The Trump administration has clarified how agencies should proceed with current, ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with federal employee union, now that the president's workforce executive orders are in full force.
October 11, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has struck a three year bargaining agreement with the National Treasury Employees Union, which includes paid parental leave.
October 10, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a major reorganization is taking place among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's top management offices.
October 08, 2019 -
After determining the Department of Health and Human Services bargained in "bad faith" with the National Treasury Employees Union, an independent arbitrator has directed both parties to return to the collective bargaining table. HHS, however, can appeal the arbitrator's decision.
October 07, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management on Friday instructed agencies to begin implementing the president's workforce executive orders on official time, collective bargaining and employee removals.
October 04, 2019