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AFGE offers details on OMB's unionizing efforts

It's not about money. It's not even about benefits. So why would feds from the Office of Management and Budget want to join a union? We get answers from AFGE's Peter Winch.

Tags: Federal Report , pay and benefits , union representation , OMB , Peter Winch , Suzanne Kubota

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NTEU explains what's next for TSA unionization

NTEU says it's eager to move on to the next two steps — a union representation election, then bargaining a contract. We get details from NTEU President Colleen Kelley.

Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , DHS , TSA , NTEU , John Gage , Colleen Kelley

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Social Security/AFGE negotiations take a bad turn

Contract negotiations between SSA and AFGE won't be going forward without the help of a special mediator.

Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , SSA , Witold Skwierczynski

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AFGE speaks out against NSPS

Tags: Pay & Benefits , NSPS , Brian Dewyngaert

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AFGE react to TSA workers gaining collective bargaining rights

Tags: TSA , John Gage , union , Dorobek Insider

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Unions work up a TSA wish list

To be sure, bargaining and arbitration rights are at the top of the list, but what else would AFGE like from TSA and its new administrator? We ask Brian Dewyngaert, chief of staff for the American Federation of Government Employees.

Tags: Federal Drive , TSA , John Pistole , Brian Dewyngaert

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Whistleblowers to gather on Capitol Hill

An upcoming conference features theme-based workshops led by prominent whistleblowers and good government organizations, a national security panel with star whistleblowers in the industry and more! Tom Devine with the Government Accountability Project has details.

Tags: Federal Drive , whistleblower , NTEU , POGO , FLEOA , MSPB , OSHA , Tom Devine , Government Accountability Project , Suzanne Kubota

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Increased Safety for Prison Guards

Tags: mngt , Bryan Lowry , prisons , Jose Riveria , corrections , Bureau of Information Resource Managementau of Pri , Council of prison locals

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Lawmakers at odds over 'official time'

House Oversight and Government Reform members disagreed on the whether federal employees should perform union activities during the work day. A bill banning official time has been introduced which AFGE says would all but end collective bargaining rights.

Tags: pay and benefits , Stephen Lynch , Dennis Ross , Phil Gingrey , Tim Curry , OPM , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , John Gage , Vincent Vernuccio , Competitive Enterprise Institute , official time , labor-management relations , Jason Miller

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May 23 set for TSA union run-off election

Transportation security officers will begin voting May 23 in a run-off election to decide which of two unions they want to be represented by.

Tags: TSA , NTEU , FLRA , union , bargaining rights , Colleen Kelley , run-off , Jolie Lee

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