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European public and private workers have it better
Jim Rogers ("Government workers deserve no sympathy," Dec. 11) denies sympathy to federal employees who complain about attacks on their pay and benefits. Truth is, federal employees have it good, like private-sector employees in those European "socialist"...Tags: European Central Bank, Europe, France, Employees, CEO Pay
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Deadline looms for Sparrows Point workers to seek help
The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Layoffs and Downsizing, Bethlehem Steel, Labor Legislation, Financially Distressed Companies
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STOCK Act: Federal employees sue government over financial disclosure
Seven senior federal employees and four employees' groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to stop their agencies from posting their salaries, stock portfolios and other assets online. Congress required federal agencies to post the data by Aug. 31 as...Tags: Interior Policy, Litigation, National Institutes of Health, Labor Legislation, Insider Trading
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Hurricane Sandy boosts federal telework
Federal officials shut the government down as Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore late last month, but NOAA employee Holly Bamford remained hard at work. While heavy rain and wind lashed her Silver Spring office, the National Ocean Service manager oversaw...
Tags: John Sarbanes, Montgomery County (Maryland), Weather Reports, Labor Legislation, Republican Party
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As political rhetoric fires up, federal workers feel the heat
You can't blame federal workers if they're feeling like a punching bag for politicians these days. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rallies supporters with claims that federal workers are overcompensated by as much as 40 percent. The...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Science
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Obama's win still leaves federal workers on defense
Their star quarterback remains on the field, but federal employee unions will continue to play defense in Congress. Labor leaders cheered the re-election of President Barack Obama, yet with no significant congressional changes — particularly in the...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, White House
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More Md. emergency workers head north to help with Sandy recovery
Maryland and Baltimore are sending nearly 30 more employees, including 25 state troopers, to New Jersey and New York to assist in recovery efforts following Storm Sandy. The latest deployments bring to more than 50 the number of emergency medical...Tags: Atlantic County, Health and Safety at Work, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, MetLife Stadium
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Baltimore City College, Iran, Women's Health, Economy, Healthcare Industry
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Washington-area federal charity drive lowers sights
With the economic recovery still sluggish, a donor pool laboring under a long-term pay freeze and uncertainty about looming budget cuts, organizers of the Combined Federal Campaign in the National Capital Area have reduced their fundraising goal for the...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Democratic Party, Elections, Charity, Finance
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As congressional ally retires, federal employee advocates cite progress, challenges
A leading advocate in Congress for federal workers, Sen. Daniel Akaka says he's pleased by progress on some of his priorities: Legislation to allow employees to work from home, reforms in hiring and the security clearance process, improvements in matching...
Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, George Voinovich, Daniel Akaka, Labor Legislation
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Sarbanes voices concerns to Howard County federal employees group
As the federal government tackles its wealth of fiscal issues, U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes said he is concerned the federal workforce will be the sacrificial lamb in the budget balancing process. "I worry that it has become any easy target," he told about 30...
Tags: Public Finance, Republican Party, John Sarbanes, Parties and Movements, U.S. Army
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Lawmakers aim crackdown on federally employed tax scofflaws
Some members of Congress want to fire federal workers who are seriously delinquent on their taxes. Furthermore, if they had their way, prospective employees in deep tax arrears wouldn't even be considered for a job with Uncle Sam. The Republican-led...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Judges, Lawyers, Jason Chaffetz, Internal Revenue Service
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