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Unions to management: stop talking, start doing telework

AFGE, NTEU lead discussion to broaden discussion about telecommuting to more than just during emergencies. The White House is working on a new governmentwide telework policy. AFGE wants to add telework options into new bargaining agreements.

Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , Seth Harris , Jeff Zients , OPM , OMB , Labor , John Gage , Patricia Niehaus , AFGE , NTEU , FMA , telework , National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relat , Jason Miller

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FEHB premiums to increase by 7.2 percent in 2011

OPM said the rise in costs is lower than the industry standard. Employees who choose family coverage will see an increase of $22.90 a month. Open season starts Nov. 8.

Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , FEHB , NTEU , health insurance , Open Season , Jason Miller

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NTEU: NTEU, labor, part of the solution

Fed employee union scatters over Capitol to lobby

Tags: mngt , P&B , NTEU , TSA , IRS , Rep. Edolphus Towns , BATF

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Fed workforce survey: a mixed bag

Improvement needed in work-life balance.

Tags: mngt , OPM , MC , Nancy Kichak , NTEU , Federal Human Capital Survey

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Increases in federal workers' comp pass House committee

A bill to modernize the federal workers compensation program unanimously cleared a House committee.

Tags: house committee on education and the workforce , john kline , FECA , pay and benefits , injury , NTEU , Jolie Lee , workers

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Bill cuts fed workforce by 10 percent

Republican leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee introduced a bill to reduce the size of the federal government by 10 percent, codifying the deficit commission's recommendation. The legislation also would not let agencies hire contractors to replace federal workers unless there is a "financial advantage to the government."

Tags: pay and benefits , Darrell Issa , Jason Chaffetz , Dennis RossHouse Oversight and Government Reform C , NTEU , workforce , Deficit Commission , Jason Miller , workforce reductions , Elijah Cummings , Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Throug , Congress

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TSA union vote goes to run-off

Neither of the two federal unions to represent 44,000 Transportation Security Agency employees received a majority of the vote. The election will go into a run-off in the next few weeks.

Tags: TSA , union , NTEU , AFGE , John Gage , John Pistole , TSO , Jolie Lee , management , bargaining rights

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What happens if the federal government shuts down?

Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union talks about government shutdowns, and what happens if the federal government closes its doors.
April 6, 2011

Tags: shutdown , Congress , National Treasury Employees Union , John Gage , American Federation of Government Employees , Mike Causey , Your Turn , pay and benefits

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Unions urge feds to call Congress to stop shutdown

Two employee unions, NTEU and NFFE, want their members to make their voices heard about what they say is the real impact of a government shutdown. The organizations are asking federal employees to call their member of Congress April 5. The unions also are trying to improve how they communicate with members about the shutdown.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , OMB , Bill Dougan , NTEU , NFFE , AFGE , government shutdown , employee furloughs , Jason Miller

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The budget, new and old, and your agency

On this week's show, host Mike Causey talks with NTEU president Colleen Kelley and Federal Times' Steve Watkins about different budget plans being considered and how they might hit you, or your agency, in the wallet.

Tags: pay and benefits , Your Turn with Mike Causey , NTEU , Federal Times , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , FY 2011 budget , FY 2010 budget , continuing resolution , IRS , SBA , SEC , Customs and Border Protection , HHS , USPS , CBP , DHS

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