2024 Sister's Keeper Summit and Training
April 26, 2024
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President Joe Biden last week issued an executive order creating labor-management forums at federal agencies to promote better relationships between management and front-line workers.
The EO also requires agencies to work with the unions to create the plans for implementation that they have to submit to Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Moreover, the executive order holds agencies accountable for implementing previous directives, specifically Executive Order 14003, which directs agencies to bargain over so-called “permissive subjects". As a result, management must negotiate over the “numbers, types and grades” of employees assigned and over the “methods, means and technology” of performing the work.
“The creation of labor-management forums inside federal agencies will bring agency management and front-line workers together, fostering better relationships and dialogue, and improving our ability to identify and resolve issues,” said AFGE President Everett Kelley. “This approach underscores the Biden-Harris administration’s understanding that the best decisions are made when all stakeholders, especially those representing the workforce, are involved from the onset. Such forums will be essential to building a more effective, efficient federal government.”
“We applaud the Biden administration for its unwavering commitment to American workers and the American middle class and for continuing to take bold action to build a government that can better serve the American people,” he added.
Register now for the 2024 Sister's Keeper Summit in San Diego from May 31–June 2, 2024.
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A recent AFGE town hall in Hawaii was a huge success as locals, staff, and members of Congress joined forces to make the federal government a better place to work.
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The Federal-Postal Coalition, which includes AFGE, is asking the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to increase uniform allowance for federal workers.
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