Nation’s Largest Federal Employee Union Applauds Reintroduction of FAIR Act
January 26, 2023
AFGE says legislation would help address double-digit pay gap between federal- and private-sector employees.
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A new bill could have major impacts on federal workers in the D.C. area. If the bill passes, it could mean the end of working from home for many federal employees. AFGE National President Everett Kelley says Congress should instead be focused on helping agencies recruit and retain a new generation of employees.
In an interview with Government Executive, AFGE National President Everett Kelley described the Biden administration as a “life raft” after years of fighting for survival under the last administration. Pain points remain, however, particularly at agencies like the Social Security Administration and the Veterans Affairs Department.
President Joe Biden’s climate agenda is at risk of getting squeezed between a chronic shortage of federal workers and threats by House Republicans to slash spending. EPA, for example, has about 18 percent fewer employees than its peak in fiscal 1999. Understaffing remains a “horrible problem,” AFGE Policy Director Jacqueline Simon told Climatewire from E&E News.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is pressing for Democrats to come to the bargaining table and begin negotiations to address the nation’s debt limit, as he faces pressures within his party to make good on significant fiscal reform.
For the hundreds of unionists attending the AFL-CIO’s annual Martin Luther King Civil and Human Rights Conference, the right-wing threat to democracy—and to workers’ rights—isn’t over.
AFGE says legislation would help address double-digit pay gap between federal- and private-sector employees.
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Check out the first edition of 2023 Government Standard for details on our legislative goals for the year ahead and much more.
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AFGE’s Women’s and Fair Practices Departments are kicking off 2023 with a brand new website!
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