The recent court ruling against the administration’s crackdown by executive order against federal unions delighted some people inside government. Others think the decision is highly political.
With the federal district court's late-Friday ruling, unions are declaring victory and asking agencies to immediately return to the status quo before the president issued his three executive orders. But change may be a long time coming.
In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Court of Appeals opens up the possibility for veterans to file suit collectively, instead of as individuals.
A federal district court judge issued a long-awaited decision on the legality of President Donald Trump's executive orders on official time, collective bargaining and employee accountability.
A recent decision from Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie adds more complexity to collective bargaining procedures for certain VA employees.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says he'll review some personnel moves and major agency actions himself, as 16 senators urge the new secretary to review a series of actions from prior VA leadership that have impacted career employees and executives.
The president's recent executive orders are accelerating messy and heated collective bargaining negotiations between the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).
Local American Federation of Government Employees representatives at the Veterans Affairs Department say the agency has inconsistently implemented the president's executive order on official time.
A coalition of federal unions has sued the Trump administration over the president's recent executive orders, but attorneys representing the government say the unions' challenges fall outside of the D.C. district court's jurisdiction.
In today's Federal Newscast, a newly passed House bill would reform the way the Veterans Affairs Department hires human resources people.
Ahead of oral arguments in federal district court on Wednesday, federal employee unions showed their disapproval of three recent executive orders from President Donald Trump.
Are the threats to FERS and CSRS real? IF so, what is being done to protect them? Find out when NARFE's Jessica Klement, Barb Sido, and Jennifer Bialek join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to explain why the two largest white-collar federal unions are challenging provisions in two of the three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. July 18, 2018
The two largest white-collar federal unions are challenging provisions in two of the three executive orders President Donald Trump issued in late May. And it could be serious.
After three federal workforce executive orders were signed by President Donald Trump in the spring, one union leader at the Social Security Administration describes the resulting cuts to official time and the group's eviction from agency office space.
For those making claims — including for disability benefits — against government agencies, some federal judges say they should pay attention to a new White House directive allowing administrative law judges to be politically appointed.