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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 , pay and benefits , policy , workforce , travel , mileage reimbursement , Colleen Kelley , IRS , Ruben Gomez
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 , FLRA , union , bargaining rights , Colleen Kelley , run-off , Jolie Lee
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 , Colleen Kelley , Gerald Connolly , Maureen Gilman , TSA , Meg Beasley
Promotion freeze proposed for all federal workers
In addition to the numerous amendments under consideration decreasing agency budgets and staffing levels, two new amendments would hit federal employees on the General Schedule, freezing all promotions across government.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , Darrell Issa , Todd Rokita , FMA , General Schedule , attrition , promotion freeze , step increases , continuing resolution , CR
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 , Colleen Kelley , TSA
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 , Colleen Kelley , John Gage , federal workforce , federal employee pay , Deficit Commission , Jason Miller
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 , Colleen Kelley , Meg Beasley
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 , Colleen Kelley , John Gage , AFGE , Jolie Lee , Mike Causey
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 , Colleen Kelley , Patricia Niehaus , AFGE , FMA , telework , National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relat , Jason Miller
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 , Colleen Kelley , health insurance , Open Season , Jason Miller
