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Federal-Postal Coalition warns against pay, benefits cuts

The Federal-Postal Coalition that represents 4.6 million government workers is urging President Barack Obama to preserve federal employees' pay and benefits when he sends his budget-reduction plan to Congress Monday. Coalition members fear lawmakers' drive to find funding cuts could harm federal employees.

Tags: budget , Federal-Postal Coalition , professional managers association , thomas burger , pay and benefits , Senior Executives Association , jenny mattingly , National Treasury Employees Union , Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association , John Adler , House Appropriations Committee , continuing resolution , Emily Kopp

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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 , AFGE , John Gage ,

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Union files suit to 'Hold that intern!'

The National Treasury Employees Union is asking the federal court to end the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP). NTEU national president Colleen Kelley explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , P&B , OPM , NTEU , internship program , FCIP

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GSA leaves mileage reimbursement unchanged

GSA will leave the standard mileage reimbursement at 51 cents for government travel, even though the IRS has raised its rate to 55.5 cents.

Tags: GSA , NTEU , pay and benefits , policy , workforce , travel , mileage reimbursement , IRS , Ruben Gomez

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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 , AFGE , NTEU , FLRA , union , bargaining rights , run-off , Jolie Lee

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Employee unions to form coalition about feds

Several federal employee unions will join a new group to raise awareness about the federal workforce. The National Treasury Employee Union also is holding its annual legislative conference to lobby lawmakers on key issues such as furloughs and health care.

Tags: pay and benefits , shutdown , collective bargaining , NTEU , Gerald Connolly , Maureen Gilman , TSA , Meg Beasley

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AFGE, NTEU vie to represent TSA workers

Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole granted collective bargaining rights to the nation's 40,000 airport screeners. The decision comes eight months after Pistole became TSA administrator.

Tags: John Gage , AFGE , NTEU , TSA

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Five-year pay freeze, more federal job cuts proposed

The Republican Study Committee introduced the Spending Reduction Act that would eliminate USAID and three other small agencies. It also would take spending back to 2006 levels in fiscal 2012. The legislation also would cut or reduce spending in 100 programs such as agency travel budgets and require the collection of unpaid taxes from federal employees.

Tags: pay and benefits , Chris Van Hollen , Morgan Griffith , Jim Matheson , Republican Study Committee , USAID , Spending Reduction Act , AFGE , NTEU , John Gage , federal workforce , federal employee pay , Deficit Commission , Jason Miller

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Unions push back against deficit commission

Federal employee and management groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject proposals to cut workforce benefits made by the Deficit Commission. The letter comes on the heels of a new bill to codify many of the commission's recommendations.

Tags: pay and benefits , hiring , retirement , budget cuts , Commission on Deficit Reduction and Fiscal Respons , NTEU , Meg Beasley

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Federal pay debate heats up again

The federal pay debate is heating up again with a report today that feds who make $150,000 or more have increased tenfold in the last five years.

Tags: USA Today , John Boehner , pay debate , pay and benefits , NTEU , John Gage , AFGE , Jolie Lee , Mike Causey

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