Federal workers in San Antonio, Birmingham to See Higher Pay Under New Proposal
November 01, 2016
Federal Salary Council recommends new pay localities for workers in 2 cities
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Congress Narrowly Avoids Government Shutdown
September 30, 2016
Congress had only 72 hours before the government would be forced to lock out workers. But with the pressure to avoid a shutdown sky-high, Congress found a way.
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Congress and the Fiscal Year Tick Tock
September 22, 2016
Congress has only one week to pass a funding bill to keep the government running. Will they make it? Here's what you need to know.
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2017 Pay Raise Proposal Disappoints Again
September 01, 2016
Catch-up pay is on the way, but it's not as much as government workers deserve.
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AFGE TSA Members Notch Big Win on Pay
August 13, 2016
TSA officers were fed up with an unreliable pay system that always seemed to move the goalposts. Then they spoke up as one union, and TSA listened.
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Public Servants Feel the Squeeze Without Catch-up Pay
July 30, 2016
Public servants are just like us. They have a family to raise and bills to pay. But thanks to pay freezes and other cuts, each has lost $91,000 since 2010. It's time to right the wrong.
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Are Federal Employees Over or Under Paid? (VIDEO)
July 22, 2016
Everybody thinks they know what it means to be a public servant. But did you know this?
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Bureau of Prison Workers Get a Boost!
March 14, 2016
Under a new hybrid pay system, some Bureau of Prisons medical staff are now on their way to getting well-deserved bumps in pay.
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The Fight to Deliver Your Catch Up Pay Is Gaining Momentum
February 26, 2016
These 33 lawmakers are standing up for government employees by fighting for a 5.3% catch-up pay adjustment.
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It's Time for a 5.3% Federal Pay Raise
February 12, 2016
We said it loud and clear: A 1.6% raise doesn’t cut it after 3 years of pay freezes, 5 years of locality pay freezes, and a week of unpaid furloughs.
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Shocker: New Study Shows Union Members Earn More than Non-Union
February 05, 2016
New study shows union members have a bigger voice and bigger paycheck.
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Obama Offers 1.6% Pay Raise for 2017-- That’s It!?
February 05, 2016
Federal employees deserve a 5.3% raise, not the paltry 1.6% proposed by the White House.
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Locality Pay Raises Are Coming Next Month – Here’s What You Need to Know
December 04, 2015
There was good news and not-so-good news regarding the pay raise for 2016. The good news was that for the first time in six years, we finally got an increase in locality pay. In addition to a 1% across-the-board nationwide adjustment, federal employees will receive a locality increase between 0.1% and 0.6% depending on where they work
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AFGE Pushes 3.9% Cost of Living Increase for Federal Retirees
December 04, 2015
AFGE is urging Congress to pass a bill that would give retirees, including federal retirees, a 3.9% increase in their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year.
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Will Federal Employees in These Two States Get a Raise?
November 13, 2015
Federal employees in Burlington, Vt., and Virginia Beach, Va., are one step closer to getting a locality pay raise.
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