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WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, today issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Defense's plan to furlough civilian federal employees: "The administration's latest furlough announcement, 11 days for Department of Defense civilians, is absolutely outrageous. It is well-known that the Army spent $2.5 billion more on service contracts than it was allowed under...

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, today issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Defense's plan to furlough civilian federal employees: "The administration's latest furlough announcement, 11 days for Department of Defense civilians, is absolutely outrageous. It is well-known that the Army spent $2.5 billion more on service contracts than it was allowed...

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), which represents over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, including systems specialists, aviation safety inspectors, aeronautical specialists and administrative personnel, has been monitoring the situation related to the FAA furloughs and sequestration and is reporting on significant impacts to aviation maintenance, efficiency and performance. At...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Mike Perrone, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, which represents over 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), released the following statement regarding furloughs set to begin Sunday as a result of sequestration. "On Sunday, the furloughing of nearly 47,000 FAA employees, including aviation safety inspectors and systems specialists, will begin. We are extremely disappointed...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), providing earned health care time to workers in Vermont is expected to save the state's employers nearly $4 million annually. The state's proposed bill, "An Act Relating to Absence from Work for Health Care and Safety," would offer paid sick days to approximately 57,530 private sector workers and 4,690 state and local government workers who currently lack...

Reducing unpaid furloughs from 22 days to 14 days still amounts to painful cut, jeopardizes mission WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to the Department of Defense's announcement that it will reduce the number of unpaid furloughs civilian employees will be forced to take, the American Federation of Government Employees today said the Pentagon needs to eliminate furloughs entirely. "AFGE has already demonstrated to the department that furloughs are...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providing earned sick days is expected to save Portland employers more than $13 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). The city's proposed earned sick days legislation, "Protected Sick Time," would not only reduce costs to employers in Portland, but would also reduce the spread of contagious illnesses yielding further public health costs savings. Of the over 649,800...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a new analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), if workers in Philadelphia without paid sick days were to gain access, health care costs would decline by $10.3 million annually. The analysis finds that not only would paid sick days save taxpayers money, they would improve the workers' health. After controlling for demographic variables and the presence of chronic health conditions, IWPR estimates...

20 years later, new report reappraises Family and Medical Leave Act as "early warning system" to prevent disability absence DALLAS, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the 20(th) anniversary of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) released a study that spotlights how employers can use FMLA as an "early warning system" to predict and prevent disability absence. Analyzing data from 161 companies and 520,000 employees,...

Forty percent of Maryland workers get no sick time, with food workers least likely to be covered. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providing earned sick days to workers in Maryland is expected to save employers in the state $2.5 million per year, largely due to reduced costs in turnover, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). The state's proposed "Earned Sick and Safe Time Act" would also prevent lost worker income, reduce...