Sour labor relations continue to dot the government

For a group that says it’s committed to the federal workforce, the Biden administration sure is saddled with some lousy labor relations situations. You can’t really blame the administration, though. A couple of long-festering labor-management issues lie only partially within the White House’s control. Specifically, it needs Senate confirmation of a few specific nominees to settle things down. They only number 580 federal employees, but the Justice Department’s immigration judges are upset. The Federal Labor Relations Authority just reaffirmed its 2020 ruling that the judges are management employees and therefore…

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U.S. Congress to vote on stopgap funding bill as COVID-19 aid talks continue – Reuters

U.S. Congress to vote on stopgap funding bill as COVID-19 aid talks continue  Reuters Congress to seek one-week government funding bill as stimulus negotiations continue  The Washington Post Government shutdown will happen if Congress doesn’t act by Friday  USA TODAY US virus talks drag on liability as Congress prepares stopgap aid  Al Jazeera English View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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