The author of this article states it well. Federal employees themselves (collectively speaking) are responsible for the economic pain on the horizon. As a group, they continue to vote in direct opposition to their own clear interests. In the current…
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Trump’s attacks on federal employee unions, pay and benefits draw bipartisan rebukes
The president’s workplace policies are being hit politically and legally, from Republicans and Democrats, and by multiple union lawsuits. Source: Perspective | Trump’s attacks on federal employee unions, pay and benefits draw bipartisan rebukes See All Our FAQ’s Informed…
Opinion: Gripping Reality; The GOP (STILL) Hates You
Note: This Article (provided below and unchanged) was first published March 2, 2013. We are republishing it in the wake of the Mr. Trump’s controversial election (lost popular vote by three million, associated Russian cyber hacking, conflicts of interest, etc…) and…
When Unions Go Bad
Somewhat regularly, we field calls from union members in the federal sector (and even union officials) regarding issues with union representation or leadership. The issues may involve claims of failure to provide union representation (including adequate representation are most common), the…
Question of Nondisclosure Agreements
At InformedFed, we often receive calls from federal employees seeking advice and consultation concerning whistleblower claims in the context of retaliation, employee relations, and filing for status with the Office of Special Counsel. Throughout the last eighteen months, we received…
Due Process in Federal Service
MSPB Issues Comprehensive Report and Explanation As senior level Employee and Labor Relations Specialists, we can directly attest to the fact federal employees are routinely fired (removed from federal service). This Merit Systems Protection Board report supports our view. The MSPB…
BREAKING (updated): Senate Also Passes Federal Pay Cuts
Senate Agrees with House GOP Budget Budget To Cut Take Home Pay of Current Federal Employees 5 Percent In a unified budget attempt, on March 27, 2015, Senate Republicans also passed massive pay cuts affecting ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.…
BREAKING: Republican House Passes Federal Pay Cuts
Republican Budget Will Cut Take Home Pay of Current Federal Employees 5 Percent The first round (not the only round) of Republican proposals significantly cutting real take-home pay of federal employees (as opposed to future cuts in pay or benefits) passed…
BREAKING: GOP Proposing Additional Pay-Cuts
New Wave of Attacks Continues with New Congress We just posted last week about new Republican legislation aimed at Federal employee pensions. We just learned Republican Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced HR 1137 (PAID for Progress Act). This legislation would provide an…
Opinion: CFC Must (still) Die
The Combined Federal Campaign must (still) die. Last year, we published this post and took some heat….at first. However, we soon received many e-mails agreeing with our position. Well, here we are again, with federal employee pay falling even further behind…
Guest Post: Anonymous VA Employee
Post by Anonymous Regarding Veterans Affairs We recently received this information from a someone who posted at the GovExec.com site. He (or she) reports GovExec.com would not approve the reply. We recently incorporated some of the information from in a…
Homeland Security Use of Force Changes
U.S. Border Patrol Responds to Criticsm This memorandum may raise more questions than it answers. Tell us what you think in comments section. Border Patrol Use of Force See All Our FAQ’s Informed Fed provides expert administrative consulting and representational…
Pay Raise for Federal Employees
It appears the political whoop ass Republicans took also involved a 1% pay raise for federal employees as I tweeted a few minutes ago. This was unexpected by everyone. Not only did Republicans end up with nothing, federal employees received…
The Vitter Protocol
Hey Congressional Staffers! How does it feel to be treated like a federal employee? It sucks. Doesn’t it? #ShutdownTheGOP #p2 #wiunion — The Informed Fed (@InformedFed) October 1, 2013 Welcome Aboard Congressional Staffers! As I type, the recent Republican Vitter…
Opinion: CFC Must Die
The Combined Federal Campaign must die. Update (1/31/2014): As reported in the Federal Times, CFC pledges are down sharply at the end of the 2013 campaign. And, federal employees must kill it. While this opinion may sound bitter or vengeful, and we…
American Winter: Must See for All Federal Employees
Federal Employees like to think they are in a different class than the vulnerable middle class. They are not as it turns out.
Opinion: A Letter to AFGE President David Cox
Does anyone actually believe what Mr. Cox said? Will Sequestration kill our country and all working Americans, or even our economy? We don’t think so either.
Opinion: A Long Dark Road for Federal Employees
While federal employees once actually supported the pay freeze on the basis of “doing their part,” such support has deteriorated as the pay freeze appears permanent and additional proposals such as furloughs, pay cuts, overtime cuts, and increased benefits premiums begin to compound and drive federal employee pay down to levels not seen in decades. Federal employees have learned that being a public employee and a Republican are mutually exclusive.
Are Feds Striking it Rich?
Fair and Balanced? You Decide.
Opinion: Gripping Reality; The GOP Hates You
That’s right. The “Grand Ole’ Party” (Republicans) hates you if you are a federal employee and it’s time to embrace that reality; not deny it.