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  BLS: Public sector union membership outpaces private sector

  By Lia Russell

  Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that public sector union membership is five times greater than in the private sector.
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  Norton bill would protect feds’ employee rights

  By FederalSoup Staff

  Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a bill that would clarify due process rights for federal employees working in sensitive positions.
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  Lawmakers raise concern over EEOC rule change

  By Sherkiya Wedgeworth

  Two House leaders are requesting more information from the Employment Opportunity Commission about a proposed change that would reverse a long-standing official time rule.
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  Bill that aims to correct VA pay cap passes Senate

  By Sherkiya Wedgeworth

  The Senate recently passed a measure that will create a fix to a law that erroneously capped the pay for Senior Executive Service workers at the Veterans Health Administration.
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  TSP board wants to streamline catch-up contributions

  By FederalSoup Staff

  The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which governs the Thrift Savings Plan, wants to make it easier for participants to make catch-up contributions.
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  EPA employees demand 'Bill of Rights'

  By Sherkiya Wedgeworth

  Environmental Protection Agency’s nearly 8,000 workers want a new vision for the agency; one that will better embrace scientific efforts, improve working conditions and deliver a more equitable contract to union members.
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  Study will examine OPM-GSA merger

  By Lia Russell

  There's still no information yet on how the congressionally mandated NAPA study will be conducted.
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  Report: WH slashes telework, employees—infuriated—push back

  By FederalSoup Staff

  The Trump administration, across departments and agencies, is criticizing and slashing the amount of telework available—while unions and federal employees are exasperated and fighting the administration’s moves,
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  HHS employees win in contract dispute with agency

  By FederalSoup Staff

  Department of Health and Human Services workers—represented by the National Treasury Employees Union—won a legal dispute with the agency, a victory that should result in improved work conditions, according to the union.

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