Archive for the ‘President's Blog’ Category

Friday, January 15, 2010
(National Federation of Federal Employees)
Thursday, William R. Dougan, National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, attended the White House Forum on Modernizing Government, an afternoon event focused on improving the efficiency of government services. Participating were some of the greatest minds in the federal and private sectors, including federal labor [...]

In our constant endeavor to provide the best possible representation to the RMA-KC bargaining unit members, we have sent the following email to the Associate Deputy Administrator in Kansas City:
“We are very pleased about President Obama’s initiative to establish labor-management councils and build and develop cooperative relationship between Management and the Unions in the Federal [...]

You may have noticed the new look of our Local’s bulletin board on the first floor, and the executive order posted on it. In case you wondered what it means, here is some of the response that NFFE released:
“We are very pleased to see the Obama Administration take meaningful strides to engage the federal workforce,” [...]

Last week Sarah, David and I attended a Federal Employee Seminar at Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Placid Harbor, Maryland. The seminar covered a variety of issues that affect federal employees at all levels, from personal, such as worker’s compensation and venues of pursuing grievances to government-wide, such as legislative topics that affect federal employees. Please [...]

At the end of last year, RMA employees in Kansas City were informed that the Agency will begin implementing the law that prohibits pay in excess of 8 hours on holiday for employees who are on flexible schedule. All employees who worked compressed schedule and varied their time of arrival were consequently informed that, if [...]

Good news! Shawn Beach is back at the Risk Management Agency and is currently in the Topeka office. We are looking forward to continuing to work with Shawn.

Good news on the EEO front. Carl Frazier has won his EEO case. Justice is sometimes slow, but always sure. Carl will be selecting the location of his choice. Congratulations Carl!