Workforce
A Union Has Filed a Complaint Against a Defense Agency Over Failure to Implement Biden's Voting Leave Policy
Officials with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ inaction is emblematic of the Defense Department’s propensity to “slow walk” workforce policies that benefit employees.
Pay
New data: Federal pay gap with private sector is widening
Union officials are calling on the Biden administration to provide a more generous raise than the 4.6% average increase slated for 2023. Meanwhile, a federal exec advocacy group urges officials to explore broader pay reform.
Employee Policy
Employees at VA launch a 'Rate My Professors' for fed supervisors
The new site will allow employees to anonymously review their bosses.
Pay & Benefits
New Data Suggests the Federal Pay Gap With the Private Sector Is Widening
Union officials called on the Biden administration to provide a more generous raise than the 4.6% average increase slated for next year, while a group representing executives urged officials to explore broader pay reform efforts.
Workforce
VA Employees Launch a 'Rate My Professors' for Federal Supervisors
The new site will allow employees to anonymously review their bosses.
Pay
Social Security Union rallies outside SSA headquarters for funding, bargaining and training
A survey conducted by AFGE found that 4 in 10 field office respondents are considering leaving the agency within the next year.
Workforce
Social Security Union Rallies Outside the Agency's Headquarters for Funding, Bargaining and Training
An internal survey conducted by the American Federation of Government Employees found that 4 in 10 field office respondents are considering leaving the agency within the next year.
Pay
Social Security’s union calls for $16.5 billion in funding ...
Labor leaders say the only way out of SSA's staffing crisis is greater funding—as well as the abandonment of cutthroat collective bargaining tactics used by the the agency's Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations.
Workforce
Social Security’s Union Is Calling for $16.5 Billion in Funding and Cooperation from Management
Labor leaders say the only way out of the agency’s staffing crisis is more money and the abandonment of cutthroat collective bargaining tactics by the agency’s Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations.
Employee Policy
FLRA says HHS erred in implementing partial union contract during Trump administration
The Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency that oversees labor-management relations in the federal government, in separate matter chided a union for trying to get out of agreement because it conflicted with President Biden’s labor executive order.
Workforce
The FLRA Says HHS Erred in Implementing a Partial Union Contract During the Trump Administration
The agency that oversees labor-management relations in the federal government also chided a union for trying to get out of an agreement it previously reached because it conflicted with President Biden’s labor executive order.
Employee Policy
Union says the NPS violated law, by allowing HR official to pursue decertification after her promotion
Federal labor law requires agencies to remain neutral on the question of whether employees want to be represented by a labor union.
Workforce
A Union Says the National Park Service Violated the Law by Allowing an HR Official to Pursue Decertification After Her Promotion
Federal labor law requires agencies to remain neutral on the question of whether employees want to be represented by a labor union.
Benefits
Lawmakers call for permanent leadership at Social Security
Nearly two years into his tenure, President Biden has yet to name his choice to lead SSA, despite low morale, mounting attrition and lack of progress in labor-management relations.
Management
Lawmakers Are Calling for Permanent Leadership at Social Security
Nearly two years into his tenure, President Biden has yet to name his choice to lead the agency, despite low morale, mounting attrition and lack of progress in labor-management relations.
Workforce
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging FLRA's Long-Settled Jurisdiction Over National Guard Civilians
If the court’s conservative majority throws out the long-standing precedent that state national guards must comply with federal sector labor law, more than 20,000 employees could lose their collective bargaining rights.
Employee Policy
Unions make last-ditch effort to expand bargaining rights for VA medical professionals
Labor leaders are urging lawmakers to vote to repeal a longstanding bar against negotiating over matters affecting patient care, and to hold this vote before the end of Congress’ session.
Workforce
Unions Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Expand Bargaining Rights for VA Medical Professionals
Labor leaders are urging lawmakers to vote to repeal a longstanding bar against negotiating over matters affecting patient care before the end of Congress’ session.
Pay
Union calls on administration to do more to retain federal firefighters
The Biden Administration secured significant pay raises for wildland firefighters as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law. However, those increases are, for now, temporary and an exodus to stabler positions has continued.
Pay & Benefits