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What's Happening on The Hill?

September 9th, 2009 - Jacqueline Simon, director of Public Policy for the American Federation of Government Employees, and federal benefits expert John Elliott join Mike. Ms. Simon will discuss the federal pay raise, FERS flu, NSPS, and changes to hiring rules while Mr. Elliott explains how some people may be losing money by continuing to work!

Tags: P&B , Jacqueline Simon , John Elliott , Mike Causey

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Inside Government - September 4th, 2009

Joe Henderson
AFGE Associate General Counsel
Derek Willingham
AFGE Labor Relations Specialist
Rick McCoy
AFGE Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Local 777 President
Jamie Foster Brown
Publisher, Sister 2 Sister Magazine

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Inside Government , security , Joe Henderson , Derek Willingham , Rick McCoy , Jamie Foster Brown

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Inside Government - August 28, 2009

John Berry
Director, Office of Personnel Management
Julia Clark
General Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority
Mark Williams
AFGE National Benefits Coordinator
Jim Klatt
Mid-West Coordinator, Union Sportsmen's Alliance

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Jim Klatt , Mark Williams , Julia Clark , John Berry , OPM , FLRA

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AFGE re-elects Gage as national president

John Gage has been sworn in for a third term as president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest union representing federal and DC government employees.

Tags: mngt , John Gage , J. David Cox , Augusta Thomas , Employee union

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Inside Government - August 14th and 21st, 2009

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Author, "Renegade for Peace & Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks for Me"
Roger Hickey
Co-Director, Campaign for America's Future
Bob Weiner
Former chief of staff, House Aging Committee and Health Subcommittee
Jacque Simon
AFGE Public Policy Director

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Inside Government , Genocide , Darfur , Barbara Lee , Roger Hickey , Bob Weiner , health , Jacque Simon

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Inside Government - July 17th, 2009

Dwight Bowman
AFGE 14th District National Vice President
Charity Wilson
AFGE Legislative Representative

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Dwight Bowman , Charity Wilson , Capitol Hill

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Inside Government - July 3rd and 10th, 2009

Howard Dean
Former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman
John Podesta
Former Clinton White House Chief of Staff; current President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
J. David Cox
AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer
U.S. Rep. Ed Towns (D-N.Y.)

Rick Perlstein
Author of "Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America"

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Howard Dean , John Podesta , Obama , DNC , Clinton , J. David Cox , Ed Towns , Rick Perlstein

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Inside Government - June 26th, 2009

Terry Rosen
AFGE Labor Relations Specialist
Daniel Weiss
Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Strategy, Center for American Progress
Page Gardner
President, Women's Voices. Women Vote

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Terry Rosen , Daniel Weiss , Center for American Progress , Page Gardner , Women's Voices. Women Vote.

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Inside Government - June 12th, 2009

Witold Skwierczynski
President, AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals
Dana Duggins
Legislative Chair, AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Witold Skwierczynski , Dana Duggins , SSa Field Operations Locals , Michael Astrue

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OPM's Berry calls expanded benefits just the 'first step'

Administration working with lawmakers to give full federal benefits to domestic partners. Employee union calls sick leave change real progress.

Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , Sen. Joseph Lieberman , Rep. Tammy Baldwin , OPM , White House , Jacqueline Simon , domestic partner benefits , sick leave , Long-term insurance , Anti-discrimination law

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