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December:
- Gov't Can't Toss Prison Employees' COVID-19 Wages Suit – Law 360
- [VIDEO] Federal prison in Columbiana County could be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon – WKBN
- VA Workers Feel “Shut Out” of COVID Planning - Federal Times
- VA Employees Need Staff Covid Numbers, More Transparency: Union - Bloomberg Law
- VA Is Increasingly Leaning on Contract Nurses as COVID-19 Cases Surge - Government Executive
- Picked up by Rocket News,
- VA health care workers feeling pandemic burnout: ‘We don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel’ – Federal News Network
- [AUDIO] VA employees burned out from COVID-19 – WTOP
- TSA managers told to plead with local health departments for early coronavirus vaccine access – The Washington Post
- Picked up by the Portland Press Herald, Laredo Morning Times,
- Agencies mull priority lists for vaccine – E&E News
- Interior shuts Washington Monument after interior secretary tests positive for the coronavirus – The Washington Post
- Federal prison staffing in Florence a 'logistical nightmare' amid coronavirus pandemic – The Pueblo Chieftain
- TSA Is Seeing An Alarming Post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 Spike - Forbes Online
- TSA Covid cases have surged since busy Thanksgiving holiday – Travel Mole
- TSA Officers at Philadelphia International Airport see Alarming Rise in Coronavirus Cases, Union Says – Philadelphia Inquirer via Aviation Pros
- ‘Alarming’ COVID-19 cases among Fort Worth prison staff reach all-time high – Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Spike in COVID-19 cases at McCarran has TSA employees worried – Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Picked up by Press Reader, CDC Gaming Reports,
- TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport see alarming rise in coronavirus cases, union says – Philadelphia Inquirer
- 'It's dangerous': Is the decontamination of N95 masks hurting health care workers? - Today
- Federal Meat Inspectors Decry Lack of Access to COVID-19 Tests, Working Through Exposures – GovExec
- TSA union expresses concern about round 2 of holiday travel after several employees test positive – Fox 5 DC
- Rome Lab limits on-site staff amid COVID cases – Rome Sentinel
November:
- 3,500 Federal Workers Collect On Virus Claims; Unions Press for Data – The Chief
- Thomson prison union wants COVID-19 measures – Our Quad Cities
- [VIDEO] I-Team: VA hospital under scrutiny over handling of COVID-19 – KLAS
- Roudebush VA working to reduce employee infections as COVID numbers spike – WTHR
- Federal Prison Agency Says It’s Protecting Staff and Inmates From COVID-19 During Social Visits, Amid Concerns – Government Executive
- House Democrats Accuse White House Of Putting U.S. Staffers at Risk on Virus – The Chief-Leader
October:
- [VIDEO] FCI Federal worker tests positive for COVID-19 after raising concerns about outbreak – WVVA
- [AUDIO] Federal prison official tests positive for COVID – WJAR
- Across the State – West Virginia News
- A Super-Spreader Jail Keeps Sparking COVID Outbreaks Across the U.S. – Vice
- TSA agent at MSP Airport dies of COVID-19 – Star Tribune
- Gerald Girard, longtime TSA agent at MSP, dies of COVID-19 at 67 – Star Tribune
- Killing Worker Safety – The Progressive
- [AUDIO] Veterans Affairs Council official discusses safely returning to work – America’s Workforce Radio
- EPA union has 'no confidence' in agency's plan to reopen during pandemic – The Hill
- EPA Workers Tell Agency They Don’t Trust Reopening Plan – Bloomberg Law
- [AUDIO] EPA employees “no confidence” vote – WTOP
- EPA employees fear phase three reopening, declare ‘no confidence’ in agency safety efforts – Federal News Network
- Preston officials say Bureau of Prisons will test inmates before transferring them to USP Hazelton – Dominion Post
- Federal prisoners to be tested for virus before transfers – Associated Press
- Picked up by U.S. News & World Report, WVVA, CBS Pittsburgh, San Francisco Chronicle,
- [VIDEO] FCI Federal Facility raises concerns about COVID-19 outbreak – WVVA
- Marshals to stop transferring untested inmates to Hazelton – West Virginia News
- Union leader warns of positive cases in FCI McDowell – WVNS
- [VIDEO] Union leader under quarantine amid outbreak at FCI McDowell – WVNS
- House Passes Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Workplaces – Focus Technica
- Federal workplace safety focus of legislative effort in Congress – Augusta Free Press
- Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect All Feds’ Leave Following COVID – Government Executive
- Will Trump’s Hubris Lead to a Saner Approach? – LA Progressive
- [VIDEO] Did Trump’s Earlier Lies about COVID-19 Impact Federal Employees? – MSNBC Politics Nation
- Border Patrol again raids Arizona border humanitarian camp, arrests 19 – Tucson Sentinel
- Automation/robotics projects for DFAS slowed by virus – Rome Sentinel
- [VIDEO] How the pandemic has complicated these immigrants’ path to citizenship – PBS NewsHour
- House Passes Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Workplaces – Government Executive
- In His Own Words, Trump on the Coronavirus and Masks – The New York Times
- Picked up by the Hartford Courant, the Morning Call
September:
- Warner Introduces Bill to Promote Federal Worker Safety & Increase Transparency Around Agency Reopening Plans – Warner.senate.gov
- Virginia legislators, prison staff union concerned over inmate COVID-19 cases – Kingsport Times News
- Broaden Talks on Reopening Offices, Michigan Dems Tell EPA – Bloomberg Law
- AFGE files unfair labor complaint over EPA Region 5 reopening plans – Inside EPA
- As workers wait for more federal aid, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport's long-term fate rests with Delta – Star-Tribune
- [AUDIO] Indianapolis VA Hospital Failed To Keep Workers Safe From COVID-19 Says OSHA – WFYI (VP Burke)
- Picked up by Indiana Public Media, WVPE
- AFGE locals rally to demand a fair contract, PPE protection, an end to discrimination against VA workers – St. Louis Labor Tribune (LP McCall, S-T Wadlington, member Stevens, LP Smith, LP Grant)
- Trump Administration’s plan to bring EPA workers back is unsafe, union says – Chicago Sun-Times (LP Cantello)
- Union Raises Alarm Over EPA Region 5 Advancing Office Reopening Plan – Inside EPA (subscription)
- The coronavirus has caused a coin shortage, and Philly’s Mint is working overtime to make up for it – Philadelphia Inquirer (LP Rapcziewicz)
- The coronavirus coin shortage, explained – Your Sun (LP Rapcziewicz)
- Third USP Hazelton inmate transfer tests positive for COVID-19 – The Dominion Post (LP Heldreth)
- Labor’s Lost Leverage: Why were Union Warnings on COVID Ignored? – Insider NJ
- Labor's lost power: Why were union warnings on COVID danger ignored? – Salon
- School Policies Adding to Concerns about Recalls of Federal Employees – Fed Week
- Gov. Whitmer announcing help for MI families during press conference – WNEM
- Gov. Whitmer Launches Free College Tuition Program for Frontline Workers in Michigan – WWBM
- Bush, Gardner join union members at Labor Day rally for fair contracts, more PPE – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Arkansas VA Workers Call For Enhanced COVID-19 Protections – KUAR
- [VIDEO] Tampa VA employees join hundreds across the country protesting for hazard pay, more PPE – Fox 13 Tampa Bay
- Indiana’s largest VA hospital faces OSHA violations during COVID response – WTHR