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    "Unions",
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    "American Federation of Government Employees",
    "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services",
    "collective bargaining",
    "Department of Health and Human Services",
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  "textContent": "Despite an arbitrator finding that HUD's return-to-office orders violated its collective bargaining agreement, AFGE expects the agency to appeal the decision.",
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