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• Dec 12, 2011 FWA to Coalition Membership: Tell Congress You Are Not a Bargaining Chip The Federal Workers Alliance is urging federal employees across the country to call their members of Congress this week and tell them to prevent draconian cuts to federal jobs and compensation as part of a payroll tax cut extension. The campaign comes as Congress readies itself to consider...    more...
• Dec 1, 2011 Coalition of 22 Federal Unions Issues Statement on Proposals Targeting Pay Freeze, Workforce Cuts “The members of the FWA are concerned with recent proposals to finance the extension of the payroll tax cut through an extended federal pay freeze and ten percent reduction in federal jobs. Federal employees are already sacrificing immensely with a two-year freeze on their pay and shoe string...    more...
• Sep 14, 2011 Coalition of Federal Unions Weighs In With 'Super Committee' to Defend Federal Workforce The Federal Workers Alliance is working to defend the federal workforce from irresponsible cuts in the forthcoming congressional 'super committee' negotiations. The initial cuts outlined in phase 1 of the debt ceiling agreement stand to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from federal budgets...    more...
• Aug 3, 2011 FAA Employees Unions Ask Congress to Pass FAA Extension Now Today, the unions representing the approximately 4,000 furloughed FAA employees expressed disappointment that Congress was unable to pass an extension of FAA funding prior to recessing. "We are extremely frustrated and discouraged that members of Congress have left Washington for recess without...    more...
• Jul 25, 2011 FAA Employees Urge Immediate Action on FAA Furloughs Today, approximately 4,000 employees at the FAA represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) were prevented from reporting to work and are now...    more...
• Jun 1, 2011 FLRA Office of General Counsel Announces Web-Based Interactive Training on Executive Order 13522 The Federal Labor Relations Authority, Office of General Counsel is pleased to announce that its web-based interactive training on Executive Order 13522, Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services, is now available on-line. Said FLRA General Counsel, Julia Akins...    more...
• Feb 23, 2011 Statement of Solidarity with Workers of Wisconsin In response to the ongoing protests in the State of Wisconsin, the Federal Workers Alliance issued the following statement of solidarity: The Federal Workers Alliance strongly supports our union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin as they fight to preserve their essential rights. Public sector...    more...
• Jan 12, 2010 Newly Formed 'Federal Workers Alliance' to Strengthen Federal Sector Union Advocacy    Twenty-one labor unions, collectively representing more than 300,000 federal workers announced the formation of the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA). The newly formed coalition is dedicated to fighting for the interests of federal workers. One of the major functions of the FWA will be to get...    more...   
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