Posts tagged House Appropriations Committee

    News Article ● Unions

    Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

    July 5, 2022 // Federal unions and organizations are pushing the government to expand paid leave for federal employees to access abortion services in the wake of the historic Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade on June 24 holds potential ramifications for agency employees across the country, such as the need for some feds to travel across state lines to obtain an abortion. AFGE, Everett Kelle, Hyde amendment, Department of Veterans Affairs,

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    News Article ● Labor

    Illinois: Pritzker administration still won’t reveal unemployment fraud estimate

    February 12, 2022 // From the third quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2021, a spreadsheet from the U.S. Department of Labor shows Illinois’ fraud rate for unemployment payouts was 8.4% of $5.1 billion, an indication of nearly $430 million in fraud during that time period.

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    News Article ● Unionization

    Hill staffers are organizing. What could their unions look like?

    February 9, 2022 // Amid ‘overwhelming’ response, staffers run up against convoluted structure of Congress

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