COLUMN-Funding cuts have put U.S. Social Security customer service in crisis mode
Thu, 08 Dec 2022
U.S.
Local union joins U.S. senators in asking DOJ to address understaffing, unsustainable working conditions at Federal Correctional Complex in Florence
Thu, 08 Dec 2022
Colorado Public Radio
USP Thomson employees allege 275 sexual assaults from inmates so far this year
Wed, 07 Dec 2022
KWQC-TV
EEOC adds safety inspections, flexible work hours in FLRA complaint settlement
Wed, 07 Dec 2022
Federal News Network
Expanded telework just one of many changes in NSF’s new union contract
Tue, 06 Dec 2022
Federal News Network
A Union and the EEOC Have Reached a Settlement Over the Agency’s Failure to Negotiate Office Reentry
Fri, 02 Dec 2022
Government Executive
BOP finalizes moving inmates from private prisons
Thu, 01 Dec 2022
ABC News
VA admits to improperly disclosing COVID-19 vaccine data for 500,000 of its employees
Wed, 30 Nov 2022
FedScoop
Social Security Warns Public of Declining Service if Congress Doesn’t Increase Funding
Mon, 28 Nov 2022
Government Executive
Veterans Affairs Dept. discloses breach of employee vaccine data
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Federal Times
AFGE, Education resolve years of negotiations in settlement of over 20 disputes
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Federal News Network
TSA chief: More security hires needed at MSP as air travel rebounds from pandemic
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Star Tribune
AFGE files grievance over VA facilities limiting time off for employees to vote
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Federal News Network
AFGE, Education Reach Settlement on Complaints Dating to Trump Administration
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
FEDweek
Yvonne Wheeler Elected President Of LA County Federation Of Labor
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Deadline Hollywood
USP Thomson employees report hundreds of alleged sexual assaults from inmates
Mon, 21 Nov 2022
WQAD-TV
OPINION: Transportation Security Officers help keep Alaska safe. Congress should have our backs.
Sun, 20 Nov 2022
Anchorage Daily News
Central Georgians share thoughts on Warnock's visit ahead of runoff
Fri, 18 Nov 2022
WMAZ-TV
Pentagon urged to kill alternate pay plan for Army Futures Command lab
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
Federal Times
Bob McGuckin (Insulators Local 17) / Willie Haywood Jr. (AFGE)
Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Podbean
Some Federal Agencies Aren't Fulfilling Biden's Promise to Give Time Off to Vote
Fri, 04 Nov 2022
Government Executive
Nurses at one Veterans Affairs facility win a double-digit pay increase
Fri, 04 Nov 2022
Federal News Network
Longer Lines at Airports Loom Without Pay Boost for TSA Officers
Thu, 03 Nov 2022
Bloomberg Government
U.S. workers see spikes in violence and threats in the workplace
Wed, 02 Nov 2022
Grid News
VA Employees Launch a 'Rate My Professors' for Federal Supervisors
Tue, 01 Nov 2022
Government Executive
Environmental Protection Agency Workers File Suit Over Remote Work Policies
Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Government Executive
AFGE heightens calls for major SSA workforce improvements at union rally
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
Federal News Network
AFGE joins calls to fire State Dept diplomat for allegedly posting anti-Semitic content
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
Federal News Network
Social Security Union Rallies Outside the Agency's Headquarters for Funding, Bargaining and Training
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Government Executive
Social Security Administration workers rally over staffing shortage
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Federal Times
Sweet Revenge: What Trump Would Do in a Second Term
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Newsweek
AFGE Charges National Park Service with Violating Federal Labor Law
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Legal Reader
Social Security’s Union Is Calling for $16.5 Billion in Funding and Cooperation from Management
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Government Executive
SSA union seeks $16.5B in emergency funding to rebuild depleted workforce
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Federal News Network
EPA Remote Workplace Irregularities Draw Lawsuit
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Common Dreams
Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Kaiser Health News
Laurie Glicker (AFGE Local 3283) /Barry Davies (IW Local 512)
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Podbean
Federal judge finalizes $63M settlement for OPM data breach victims
Fri, 14 Oct 2022
Federal News Network
The Senate’s Defense Authorization Act Omits Most Workforce Provisions, For Now
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Government Executive
Viewpoint: Federal Workers Need a Functioning Federal Labor Board
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Labor Notes
Veterans deserve better. Staffing at Beckley VAMC needs attention
Sat, 08 Oct 2022
The Register-Herald
Federal building security agency short-staffed amid rise in threats
Fri, 07 Oct 2022
Federal News Network
A Union Says the National Park Service Violated the Law by Allowing an HR Official to Pursue Decertification After Her Promotion
Fri, 07 Oct 2022
Government Executive
Pandemic struggles still afflict Social Security, a last lifeline for many
Fri, 07 Oct 2022
The Washington Post
Inmate death reported at Beaumont's federal prison complex
Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Beaumont Enterprise
Lawmakers Are Calling for Permanent Leadership at Social Security
Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Government Executive
Opinion | Social Security Administration still shunning telework
Thu, 06 Oct 2022
The Cap Times
National Park Service accused of violating federal labor law
Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Federal Times
Union Chief Slams ‘Remarkably High’ Increase in Health Care Premiums
Wed, 05 Oct 2022
Government Executive
Federal employee health-care premiums to rise 8.7 percent on average
Mon, 03 Oct 2022
The Washington Post
The Best Solution to Fixing Your Crappy Job Is a Union
Sun, 02 Oct 2022
jacobin.com
Terminated VA system whistleblower alleges retaliation
Sat, 01 Oct 2022
New Haven Register
Bureau of Prisons understaffing leads to ‘unprecedented exodus’ of employees, union warns
Fri, 30 Sep 2022
Federal News Network
New Federal Prisons Chief Vows To Fix Troubles, Regain Trust
Fri, 30 Sep 2022
Associated Press
Union: Ray Brook staffing issue has not improved
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
WVNY-TV
Feinstein, Kaine File Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill to Protect Federal Workers
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
United States Senator for California
Everything you thought you knew about federal workers’ pay is wrong
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
The Hill - Floor Action
Senators Push New Oversight To Combat Federal Prison Crises
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
Associated Press
Unions Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Expand Bargaining Rights for VA Medical Professionals
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
Government Executive
Union urges Congress to pass measure expanding collective bargaining rights for VA staff
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
The Hill
Democrats urge Biden administration to back EPA union in contract negotiations
Mon, 26 Sep 2022
The Hill
Democrats urge support for EPA union, testing Biden's pro-labor pledge
Mon, 26 Sep 2022
The Washington Post
Collaborative Tools Are More Needed Than Performance Tech in Remote Work, Study Says
Sun, 25 Sep 2022
Government Executive
Jessica LaPointe: Social Security Workers Need Our Support
Sat, 24 Sep 2022
TuneIn
Local union reps share concerns with Beckley VA staff shortages
Fri, 23 Sep 2022
WVVA-TV
Critics say VA dis­ability claims backlog slowed by elim­i­nating judge ex­pe­rience re­quirement
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
Spectrum News
Experts warn prison staff shortages put lives at risk
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
NewsNation
Bill Wetmore (AFGE) / Tony Reardon (NTEU)
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
Podbean
FCI Ray Brook Prison staffing levels at 'dangerous' levels according to union president
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
NBC5
NY prison warns they are ‘dangerously understaffed’
Mon, 19 Sep 2022
WVNY-TV
House passes bill to prevent civil service overhauls without input from Congress
Mon, 19 Sep 2022
Federal Computer Week FCW
Civil rights leader honored with street naming in Newburg neighborhood
Sun, 18 Sep 2022
WLKY-TV
Is the TSA security theater or essential to national security?
Sat, 17 Sep 2022
WAMU-FM - 1A
Senate Dems ‘pushing to follow suit’ after House passes bill to block any future Schedule F
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
Federal News Network
VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
Federal Times
Bipartisan group asks Office of Cuba Broadcasting to rescind layoffs
Tue, 13 Sep 2022
The Hill
A Conservative Group Wants to Make It Easier for Feds to Bust Their Own Unions
Tue, 13 Sep 2022
Government Executive
EPA workers push Biden to issue climate emergency, hire more scientists
Mon, 12 Sep 2022
The Real News Network
The FLRA Issues Another Complaint Against EEOC, This Time Over Tampa Union Evictions
Thu, 08 Sep 2022
Government Executive
Federal labor union starts petition urging VA secretary to replace chief negotiator
Thu, 08 Sep 2022
Stars and Stripes
This Labor Day, unions work to maintain membership
Sun, 04 Sep 2022
Yahoo! News
Union rep: sexual harassment at VA is a discredit to veterans
Fri, 02 Sep 2022
KIRO-TV
They Can Say No to the President—Let's Keep It That Way | Opinion
Fri, 02 Sep 2022
Newsweek
Guest opinion: Celebrate our victories, continue our fight this Labor Day
Thu, 01 Sep 2022
AL.com
Biden officially plans 4.6% average pay raise for federal employees in 2023
Wed, 31 Aug 2022
Federal News Network
The Humiliating History of the TSA
Wed, 31 Aug 2022
The Verge
Government employee union chief warns of potential threats in wake of Mar-a-Lago search
Wed, 31 Aug 2022
CBS News
A Union is Calling on the VA to Replace Its Chief Negotiator Following Trump-esque Bargaining Demands
Tue, 30 Aug 2022
Government Executive
SSA, AFGE renegotiate agreement to give employees more official time
Fri, 26 Aug 2022
Federal News Network
Johnny Jones (AFGE) / Cole Scandaglia (Teamsters) / Sal Rosselli (NUHW)
Wed, 24 Aug 2022
Podbean
AFGE takes legal action, claiming HUD preemptively denied remote work applications
Wed, 24 Aug 2022
Federal News Network
GOP attacks go beyond FBI and elections to delegitimize government
Wed, 24 Aug 2022
The Washington Post
Let Longer Probationary Period at DoD Expire, AFGE Urges
Tue, 23 Aug 2022
FEDweek
FBI, DHS Joint Bulletin Reveals Suge in Threats Against Federal Employees
Tue, 23 Aug 2022
Fed Manager
Safety Guidance Requires Bargaining, Already Getting Testy in Places
Tue, 23 Aug 2022
FEDweek
A New Director Is Bringing Hope to the Federal Prisons Agency
Mon, 22 Aug 2022
Government Executive
AGFE Union Calls for Support for TSA Workforce Rights Act
Sat, 20 Aug 2022
Homeland Security Today
Darryll Bell (AFGE Local 31) / Travis Woodward (CSEA SEIU Local 2001)
Wed, 17 Aug 2022
Podbean
Unions, Employee Groups and Lawmakers Condemn Threats of Violence Against Feds
Tue, 16 Aug 2022
Government Executive
What’s in store for bureaucrats if Trump regains power
Mon, 15 Aug 2022
E&E News