Tony Reardon

The ‘new-new’ normal? More agencies bumping up in-office work

Following earlier announcements from the Department of Veterans Affairs and FEMA, more agencies are rolling out plans to increase in-office work for federal…

Workforce

The Department of Health and Human Services building

HHS, NTEU ‘reset the relationship’ as ink dries on new five-year agreement

Workforce

Peter Musurlian

A long-serving federal union leader calls it a career

People

White House touts ‘significant results’ of task force after 80,000 feds opt to join a union

Unions

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NTEU President Tony Reardon retiring

Federal Newscast

Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

Workforce

NTEU prioritizes bills to expand federal pay, benefits, but anticipates challenges ahead in Congress

Congress

NTEU expects ‘challenging environment’ for IRS as House GOP targets $80B to rebuild workforce

Unions

How lawmakers are looking to change the COLA for federal retirees

Retirement

Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

Workforce

Agencies, unions should work together to correct any bargaining unit eligibility errors

Unions

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

In what has become tradition in recent years, a bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give most civilian federal employees an 8.7% pay raise in 2024.

Pay

House GOP prioritizes end to ‘unnecessary’ federal programs, cutting $80B from IRS

The Republican-led House is looking at opportunities to eliminate duplicative federal agencies and programs, as well as defund the IRS.

Congress

FLRA proposes reinstating limited timeframe when feds can cancel union dues payments

Unions

The Federal Labor Relations Authority looks to revise or remove a 2020 policy that made it easier for federal employees to cancel union dues payments.