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Article Title: Despite recent decisions, FLRA chairman insists no ‘anti-union bias’
Snippet of Article: "...The House Oversight and Reform Government Operations Subcommittee questioned FLRA Chairman Colleen Kiko about her decisions to close two of the agency’s regional offices and end formal recognition of the FLRA’s own employee union within the past year..."
Article Title: Scott Walker Has a Plan to Cripple Federal Employee Unions
Snippet of Article: "...One such labor leader, American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox, derided the proposal, noting union dues automatically withdrawn from federal paychecks do not go to supporting federal candidates. Those contributions instead come from optional donations from union members to the group..."
Article Title: Romney wishes some feds weren’t unionized
Snippet of Article: "...“I wish they weren’t unionized, so we could go a lot deeper than you’re actually allowed to go,” Romney responded, before giving his broader view..."
Article Title: GOP leaders made ‘big mistake’ agreeing to sequester
Snippet of Article: "...Republicans had used the debt ceiling to try to force Obama to rein in spending and later touted the $2.2 trillion in spending reductions including those in the sequester. The House last spring passed a bill to replace the automatic cuts with a series of cuts to social programs but Democrats have balked because the measure does not contain new taxes...."
Article Title: Delta's Greed Helps Shut Down The FAA
Snippet of Article: "...fight to keep workers from being able to form a union. Delta wants the rules changes so a nonvoting worker, including one who might be sick, on vacation or otherwise absent from the workplace on election day, is counted as a “no” vote for unionization...."
