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Are federal employee unions too political?

On Tuesday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wrote a column regarding the federal pay freeze and union membership. Well, he got a good number of emails from readers and listeners, some of whom said they think unions are too political. On this week's Your Turn, Causey talked with Colleen Kelley of the NTEU and Judy Park of NARFE to get their thoughts.

Tags: pay and benefits , Your Turn , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Judy Park , Dorothy Ramienski

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Pay Freeze as Union Recruiting Tool

When the Senate voted not to freeze your salary it may have deprived federal union leaders with what Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says would have been their greatest ever recruiting tool: anger.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , pay freeze , federal employee unions , AFGE , NTEU ,

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NSPS transition concerns and FEHBP changes for retirees

On this week's show, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks with Jessica Klement from the Federal Managers Association and Dave Snell and Dan Adcock of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE).

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Your Turn , Mike Causey , Jessica Klement , Federal Managers Association , Dave Snell , Dan Adcock , Dorothy Ramienski

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Health Care Reform: Good For The FEHBP?

The President wants a health care reform bill passed by March 18. What's in it, and what would it mean for the premiums you pay and the benefits? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey doesn't know, but he found somebody who does.

Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , healthcare reform , Sarah Holstine ,

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Taxing Your Health Premiums

Will the majority of feds, who don't belong to any union, be hit with a proposed 40 percent excise tax on high-value health plans years before the tax hits union members? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey hopes to get some answers today.

Tags: P&B , excise tax , FEHBP , Mike Causey , FEEA ,

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Former President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association dies

Frank Atwater, former President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, has died.

Tags: newscast , Frank Atwater

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Will House healthcare bill affect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program?

Federal News Radio gets analysis about HR 3962 from the chairman and ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; in addition, the National Active and Retired Employees Association weighs in on its concerns.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , healthcare , FEHBP , Rep. Darrell Issa , Rep. Edolphus Towns , Capitol Hill , Dorothy Ramienski

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End of NSPS and cure for FERS Flu included in Defense Authorization bill

The Defense Authorization bill could mean big changes for federal workers. The bill includes a cure for the FERS Flu, fix for the Dual Compensation Act and the end of NSPS.

Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , NSPS , FERS ,

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NARFE says there is no such thing as a retirement tsunami

We are not seeing a tsunami of federal retirees as was once predicted, and there are some good reasons why we're not. We hear that today from a retirement benefits official at NARFE, and from our own Mike Causey, as part of our "Five Fallacies of Government" series.

Tags: 5 Fallacies of Government , Mike Causey , David Snell

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Health care reform and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

Will health care reform affect FEHBP? On this week's Your Turn, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks that and other questions of Margaret Hostetler, Assistant Legislative Director of NARFE.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn , Margaret Hostetler , FEHBP , Dorothy Ramienski

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