Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees
March 01, 2021
Biden revokes anti-union DoD memo.
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There’s just a week left until the 2016 government funding runs out on Sept. 30. Members of Congress are racing against the clock to come up with a funding package to avoid a government shutdown.
Will they succeed? What does it mean to you as a federal employee? Here’s what we know:
Nobody wants a government shutdown. Congress is working to pass a short-term funding bill known as Continuing Resolution (CR), which would fund government agencies at the current funding levels through Dec. 9. After that, Congress will need to come up with another spending bill again to prevent a shutdown.
A CR keeps the government running at the same level of funding regardless of new needs and workload. That means it will be difficult to get more funding for important medical research, for example, or to hire more people to screen air travelers or keep our skies safe.
President Obama requested a 1.6 percent pay raise in 2017 for both military personnel and civilian employees. If Congress does nothing, federal employees will likely get that amount. But whether Congress does nothing or not depends on who wins the election. Members of Congress have the final say on your pay. So your 1.6 percent raise is still up in the air.
Stay tuned for more information on the government funding tick tock. Visit www.afge.org for news and updates on other key issues important to federal employees.
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Biden revokes anti-union DoD memo.
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Round up of AFGE's first-ever virtual legislative conference.
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AFGE President Everett Kelley on Feb. 23 testified in front of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations on how to rebuild the federal workforce, restore trust, and boost morale after the four-year trauma of relentless attacks from the Trump administration.
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