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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.

Workforce

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OPM outlines more steps for agencies to highlight collective bargaining rights for feds

Unions

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AFGE confirms 600 COVID-19 deaths, stresses safety in office reentry plans

Unions

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Biden calls for ‘vast majority’ of federal employees to return to office as COVID-19 conditions improve

Workforce

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Returning to the office will not solve the backlogs lawmakers are worried about

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Federal appeals court strikes down FLRA decision setting higher bar for union negotiations

Unions

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Agencies should delay toughest penalties for unvaccinated federal employees, Biden administration says

Workforce

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 announced new vaccine requirements for workers at companies with more than 100 employees as well as workers at health care facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

AFGE asks White House to delay federal vaccine mandate deadline for employees

Unions

Under new Biden initiative, agencies will do more to educate employees about collective bargaining

Unions

Biden will now require vaccines for all federal employees via new executive order

Workforce

Biden formally announces plans to give employees a federal pay raise in 2022

Pay

After years of contentious negotiations, HHS, NTEU agree to labor relations reset

The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest agency to announce a reset in labor relations with its union, following a Biden administration…

Unions

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. U.S. health officials say Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a potentially dangerous neurological reaction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, July 12 that it has received reports of 100 people who got the shot developing an immune system disorder that can causes muscle weakness and occasionally paralysis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Federal employees must attest to vaccination or submit to testing, per new Biden policy

The new vaccine requirements apply to all federal employees and onsite contractors, the Biden administration said Thursday.

Workforce

VA restores official time to health care workforce, agrees to a reset with AFGE

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs will reimburse American Federation of Government Employees representatives for any leave they took over the last three years to handle union duties in the absence of official time.