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TSA, AFGE agreement

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

After AFGE ratified the new bargaining agreement for TSA, agency leaders will have to give the contract a final sign-off before implementation begins.

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Updated 3/13 with Education Dept: A running list of agencies’ return-to-office plans

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NSF announces return-to-office changes before finishing negotiations, drawing union ire

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

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(AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

VA expects to ‘significantly expedite’ hiring process by giving some applicants shorter window to apply

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

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Expanded telework just one of many changes in NSF’s new union contract

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

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Media set up before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its second public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Some arguments against the move for unionization on Capitol Hill

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FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. On Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming The IRS will issue a fourth round of stimulus checks to Americans in February 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS makes rare call to set higher gas reimbursement rate for rest of 2022

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1,400 EEOC employees will return to the office, but union negotiations still ongoing

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced reentry deadline for its union employees, but the agency’s in-person plans remain undetermined…

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If the government forces you back to the office, you’ve got rights

Perhaps on purpose, but the administration has offered only vague guidance on when or if or which federal employees must return to their offices.

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FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

New IG report shows Air Force, Army had issues rolling out vaccine overseas

In today’s Federal Newscast, a report for the Defense Department Inspector General says providing shots on bases were particularly important since they were less available in civilian facilities overseas.

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