Friday, January 20, 2012

50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s executive order allowing federal employees the right to collective bargaining

Article Title: 50 years ago, Kennedy’s order empowered federal unions
Snippet of Article: "...The first line of Executive Order 10988 establishes the basic premise: “Whereas participation of employees in the formulation and implementation of personnel policies affecting them contributes to effective conduct of public business...."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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Monday, January 9, 2012

2013 Pay Raise

Article Title: AFGE Statement on Proposed Federal Employee Pay Raise
Snippet of Article: "..."After freezing federal employee's salaries for two years, the Obama administration is proposing a minuscule half-percentage point increase in their wages next year. It's less than..."


Source: www.sacbee.com

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