National Treasury Employees Union
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The order simply requires agencies to stand up a program requiring vaccinations for all executive branch employees. A second order requires agencies to embed new COVID-19 safety protocols as a requirement in federal contracts and solicitations.
September 09, 2021 -
President Biden has formally recommended a 2.7% federal pay raise for most civilian employees in 2022, which includes 0.5% locality pay adjustment.
August 27, 2021 -
Federal managers say key details of the administration's vaccine and testing program are still unresolved, and they worry about enforcing a policy with the workforce, which — like the rest of the country — has pockets of vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
August 25, 2021 -
President Biden announced his plans to nominate 10 new members to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, which attempts to resolve collective bargaining disputes among agencies and employee unions.
August 23, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are responding to President Biden's new vaccine guidance.
August 13, 2021 -
The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest agency to announce a reset in labor relations with its union, following a Biden administration executive order that restored collective bargaining and official time.
August 03, 2021 -
The new vaccine requirements apply to all federal employees and onsite contractors, the Biden administration said Thursday.
July 29, 2021 -
House members are silent on federal pay in their 2022 draft appropriations bill, meaning they'll defer to the president's recommendation for a 2.7% raise for employees next year.
June 23, 2021 -
There is a new effort to beef up the Internal Revenue Service. Give it more funds, resources, and all-important, people to do the job.
June 22, 2021 -
The Biden administration on Thursday lifted the cap on the number of federal employees who can work in the office, but agencies must first submit and finalize reentry plans, update COVID-19 safety protocols, meet union obligations and give the workforce enough advanced notice.
June 10, 2021 -
The Biden administration will recommend a 2.7% federal pay raise for civilian federal employees in 2022. The president's budget request also outlines a few steps agencies will take to recruit more young talent and improve federal internships.
May 28, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management is reviewing a 2017 executive order from the Trump administration, which disbanded formal labor-management relations forums.
May 18, 2021 -
All federal employees, including some retirees and seasonal workers who received recent debt notices indicating otherwise, still have until Jan. 3, 2022 to repay deferred payroll taxes from last year before interest will accrue.
May 17, 2021 -
As pandemic guidelines change, the House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced legislation that would require specific workplace safety plans from federal agencies as they prepare to reopen offices.
May 14, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin concluded its four-part series, Federal Unions: For better or for worse, with the president of one of the major unions itself, the National Treasury Employees Union's Tony Reardon.
May 06, 2021