All posts tagged "Unions"

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  US lawmakers defend federal workers’ rights, but pay hike remains 1%

  A House of Representatives panel moved to protect US federal employees from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut benefits and curb collective bargaining rights last week, but has not improved

  • Posted July 15, 2020
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  Unions vow to continue fighting White House moves to undermine workers

  White House attempts to undermine federal employee rights and union power are wasting government resources and have made it harder to protect worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to

  • Posted June 30, 2020
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  US unions demand COVID safeguards for federal staff

  Unions representing 300,000 US federal workers have written a letter to president Trump urging his administration to prioritise the safety and security of government employees in the face of COVID-19.

  • Posted June 2, 2020
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  US agencies curb federal workers’ rights after unions’ court defeat

  Union representatives at the US Veterans Affairs Department (VA) are having their representative work dramatically curtailed and face eviction if they don’t start paying rent on office space at the

  • Posted November 20, 2019
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  Trump curbs federal staff protections and union powers

  US president Donald Trump has signed three executive orders that curb the power of civil service unions and make it easier to sack under-performing federal employees. The executive orders, which

  • Posted June 1, 2018
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  Reshaping pensions: President Macron’s ambitious plans

  France has a complex, inequitable pensions system; and a powerful, well dug-in set of unions. The president’s stated goals have put him on a collision course with both: David Whitehouse

  • Posted May 20, 2018
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  Germany’s public sector wins 7.5% rise over 30 months

  German unions and employers agreed last week to boost the pay of more than two million public sector workers by some 7.5% over 30 months. Under the deal, employees will

  • Posted April 24, 2018
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  Canadian unions seek damages after axing of Phoenix pay system

  The Canadian federal government has opened talks with unions on compensating public servants for the stress caused by the beleaguered Phoenix pay system. In a joint letter submitted in mid-February,

  • Posted April 2, 2018
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  Australian commissioner hits out at partisan public servants

  The Australian public service commissioner, John Lloyd, has attacked Labor-run state governments for allowing union members among their public sector employees to engage in overtly political activities. Lloyd, who has

  • Posted March 7, 2017
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  Senior Republicans prepare to squeeze civil servants’ benefits and protections

  Republicans in Congress are planning to reduce the size of the federal workforce and push through reforms that will cut pensions, halt automatic pay rises, crack down on publicly-funded union

  • Posted November 25, 2016
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