OPM Director, FLRA General Counsel to Be Featured on 'Inside Government'

OPM Director, FLRA General Counsel to Be Featured on 'Inside Government'

AFGE Member Benefit Program Also to be Discussed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry, who recently spoke at the American Federation of Government Employees' (AFGE) 38th Triennial National Convention, will appear this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Berry will address OPM's investment in human capital, the use of new technologies, and AFGE's important role representing federal workers. Berry also will highlight OPM's recruitment and retention strategies to attract the best and brightest to the federal government.

Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) General Counsel Julia Clark, who also spoke at AFGE's convention, then will update listeners on her goals at FLRA - from eliminating the case backlog to restoring guidance and training materials.

Listeners also will learn about the latest AFGE membership benefits from AFGE National Benefits Coordinator Mark Williams and Union Sportsmen's Alliance Mid-West Coordinator Jim Klatt. Williams will detail a number of new benefits, including the Eldercare and Van Pool programs. Klatt then will detail the Union Sportsmen's Alliance benefit, which combines union brotherhood with the great outdoors.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow. Programs are archived on the Federal News Radio Web site and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com/ or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment. Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here. Users must install iTunes on their computers before accessing "Inside Government" via podcast.

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"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

Source: American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Jason Fornicola of AFGE, +1-202-639-6448

Web Site: http://www.afge.org/
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