official time

A Senate bill revives the official union time question

Official time means federal employees can spend work time on union business such as filing grievances. A Senate bill would outlaw official time.

Unions

6 federal workforce bills to watch this fall

Congress

Another lawmaker tries to scrap official union time for feds on the clock

Federal Newscast

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Policy riders to watch as House appropriators mark up 2025 spending bills

Budget

American Federation of Government Employees

Image of leaders at AFGE and TSA at signing ceremony.

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

Unions

TSA, AFGE aim to expand workforce options in new 7-year contract

Unions

Telework, agency funding still an ‘uphill battle’ after SSA, AFGE reach tentative agreement

Workforce

AFGE, Education resolve years of negotiations in settlement of over 20 disputes

Unions

SSA, AFGE renegotiate agreement to give employees more official time

Unions

After years of contentious negotiations, HHS, NTEU agree to labor relations reset

Unions

This is an illustration provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the Moon under the Artemis program. Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander. The Government Accountability Office Friday, July 30, 2021 ruled that NASA's award of the $2.9 billion contract to just SpaceX was legal and proper.(SpaceX/NASA via AP)

NASA gets the OK to continue contract related to sending humans back to the moon

Federal Newscast

VA restores official time to health care workforce, agrees to a reset with AFGE

The Department of Veterans Affairs will reimburse American Federation of Government Employees representatives for any leave they took over the last three…

Veterans Affairs

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House appropriators formally endorse Biden’s 2022 federal pay proposal

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…

Pay

Pent up demand for VA services driving record 2022 budget request, agency says

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs also envisions additional funding for its electronic health record modernization program, accountability office and diversity and inclusion initiatives, according to its 2022 budget request.