The strike by federal workers who are members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada has many people in the agriculture sector worried. The Canadian Grain Commission says its ability to inspect and certify grain for export is significantly affected, with more than 140 grain inspectors off the job. The commission says it has developed…
Federal Public Service Strike Already Affecting Grain Inspections, Commission Says
House Advances Bill Demanding Federal Workers Return to Undermanned Offices
February 2, 2023
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Less than a quarter of United States federal employees worked remotely to varying degrees in 2019, with about three percent doing so full-time. During the height of the pandemic in late-2020, the percentage of federal remote workers tripled to as much as 75 percent. Three years later, however, even with the COVID-19 emergency long-subsided, nearly…
Ottawa Mayor, Local Businesses Welcome Expected Return of Federal Workers to Offices
A local coffee shop in Ottawa’s downtown core is looking forward to some more frequent foot traffic once federal workers head back to the office on a more regular basis. “I’m just personally excited to see more people around and kind of feel like we’re back into before times,” said Kyle Macleod, a manager at…
Jaded, Cynical, Disillusioned: Report Says Federal Whistleblowers Fear Reprisal
Federal workers are increasingly cynical, skeptical and disillusioned about the idea of reporting wrongdoing in the public service, says a recent survey. That pessimism is more “palpable and widespread” now than it was before the pandemic, and bureaucrats have become more likely to fear reprisals for whistleblowing. Research firm Phoenix Strategic Perspectives Inc. delivered the…
New Top Democrat on House Oversight Panel Likely From District Dominated by Federal Workers
Regardless of who controls the House of Representatives come January 2023, the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee may well come from a district whose voters are mostly federal workers and contractors. Two of the three Democrats who quickly threw their hats into the ring following Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s (D-N.Y.) loss…
Vought Laying Groundwork for Next GOP President to Neutralize Federal Swamp’s Bureaucracy
August 9, 2022
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News analysis Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s former Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, had a plan, but too little time left in 2020 to restore the bureaucracy as a neutral tool for ensuring that federal officials do what American voters want done by their government. But Vought will be ready from the get-go…
Federal Employee Union Lawsuit: Biden Vaccine Mandate Is Executive Power Overreach
February 24, 2022
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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s mandate for large private businesses to require workers to get vaccinated, the decision didn’t let federal workers off the hook. Now, members of the largest union representing federal workers are challenging the mandate in court, and the decision has the potential to put limits on…
At Least 19 Federal Agencies Consider Tracking Religious Exemption Requests From Vaccine Mandates
At least 19 federal government agencies have implemented or are considering putting in place a system to track religious exemption requests for mandated vaccines, according to a review of Federal Register notices by The Epoch Times The agencies include the departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Treasury. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative…
Federal Workers Union Urges Biden to Postpone His Vaccine Deadline
November 9, 2021
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A union representing more than 700,000 federal workers on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to delay a Nov. 22 COVID-19 vaccination deadline to Jan. 4 to align with a date set for contractors. The “urgent request” from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) comes after the White House pushed back the deadline for…
Federal Workers Union Urges Biden to Postpone His Vaccine Mandate Deadline
November 9, 2021
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A union representing more than 700,000 federal workers on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to delay a Nov. 22 COVID-19 vaccination deadline to Jan. 4 to align with a date set for contractors. The “urgent request” from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) comes after the White House pushed back the deadline for…
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