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October 18, 2011
As House Republicans issued a letter calling for massive reductions in federal pay, benefits, and workforce size last week, Congressional Democrats sent a letter of their own calling for “super…
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October 18, 2011
In a letter to the congressional “super committee” last week, House Committee on Oversight and Government Darrell Issa (R-CA) laid out a long list of proposals targeting federal workers for…
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October 5, 2011
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced last week that federal workers’ health care premiums will increase by 3.8 percent next year. The increase will cost employees an additional $4.25…
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October 4, 2011
An urgent message from AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel: You don’t hear from me often. I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress, making…
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October 3, 2011
On the heels of a recent report that found that government contractors cost taxpayers nearly double the amount of federal workers, a new survey has found a big part of…
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October 3, 2011
Featuring a review of the latest budget pressures to hit federal agencies, this issue looks into the policies driving the federal workforce’s very uncertain future. Here is what’s inside. This…
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September 20, 2011
As part of its comprehensive plan to reduce the federal budget issued yesterday, the White House proposed to increase federal employees’ pension contributions. The proposal seeks to increase worker-financed contributions…
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September 19, 2011
For over 15 years, Union Plus has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to help union families pay for college. Scholarships range from $500 to $4,000. Now you or…
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September 15, 2011
A comprehensive study released this week confirmed what many federal workers throughout government have known for a long time: Federal employees are most often a better value to taxpayers than…
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September 13, 2011
It has been the subject of countless discussions online, in the media, and around the water coolers at federal workplace throughout the nation: Do members of Congress get a better…