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Labor-management council holds first meeting...
Posted on March 2, 2010By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated: February 26, 2010
Federaltimes.com
Senior Obama administration and federal labor officials met today in the first attempt at forging labor-management partnerships at 200 federal agencies.
A new National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations is overseeing the effort, and today appointed a four-member working group to review agencies’ plans for how they will create labor-management partnerships. The four are American Federation of Government Employees...
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Trust issues raised at first meeting of labor...
Posted on March 2, 2010By Alyssa Rosenberg
Govexec.com
February 26, 2010
At the first meeting of a new national council on federal labor-management relations on Friday, participants debated how agencies should structure collaborative projects, and how to measure improvements in federal labor relations.
Under an executive order signed by President Obama in December, agencies must create their own forums for labor-management collaboration. They are required to submit plans for those forums by March 9, and the national...
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Witnesses Weigh in on Bill to Hold Down FEHBP...
Posted on March 1, 2010
Source: FederalDaily.com, February 24, 2010
Labor leaders, members of the administration, and healthcare and industry advocates took their case to the Hill Feb. 23 as they provided testimony on a bill that would increase oversight of how prices are set for prescription drugs provided to Federal Employees Health Benefits Program beneficiaries.
Witnesses testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform federal workforce subcommittee on H.R. 4489, “The Federal Employees Health Benefits...
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