Comer highlights bill challenging work from home deal for federal employees

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Source: The Hill

12/03/24 7:23 PM ET


Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday highlighted a bill he previously introduced that challenges a deal for hybrid work protections of federal employees. “THOUSANDS of federal employees just landed a work from home deal ahead of @realDonaldTrump taking office,” Comer said in a post on the social platform X. “This is why I introduced the SHOW UP Act. Our government needs to show up for the people it serves.”

Comer, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee chair, introduced the SHOW UP Act in February 2023, which passed in the House.

The bill intends to require federal agencies to reinstate their 2019 telework policies, after many agencies and offices across the country transitioned to virtual, work-from-home opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, a Biden administration appointee reportedly agreed to lock in hybrid work protections as President-elect Trump and his administration prepare to take over early next year.

The protections target tens of thousands of Social Security staff and are part of several efforts in anticipation of Trump’s plan to reshape America’s workforce, Bloomberg first reported. The outlet noted that the American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing more than 40,000 employees, reached an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) last week. It will protect hybrid and telework until 2029.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5020881-comer-show-up-act-federal-employees/

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They have to understand that AFGE, NTEU, and other unions that cover feds, have negotiated this type of thing over many years.

And for those in the D.C. metro area, with the expensive office space cost (including GSA leased buildings), "teleworking" (including "hoteling" ) was saving the government money by reducing the number of facilities required (and reducing traffic in the area).