Monthly Archives: September 2011
GRIEVANCE DRAFTING TIPS 4, 5, & 6 Before we turn to three other parts of a grievance where you can boost its winning potential and impact, remember this. If you were unable to draft the grievance broadly enough during the … Continue reading
HOW FLRA BLEEDS AGENCY BUDGETS Almost no one talks about it, but every day FLRA takes to resolve back pay cases costs federal agencies dearly. That is not opinion; it is cold, hard fact. Here is a great example.
WHAT UNION REPS CAN DO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN’T All employees do not have equal legal rights. Union representatives have far more rights than most. In fact, they have far more rights than the average manager. So, if you hear anyone … Continue reading
FREE RESEARCH SITES FOR UNIONS Management representatives often have access to the best electronic legal research tools to help them deal with the union. However, it is unusual that a union can afford services such as Cyberfeds, Lexis or Westlaw, … Continue reading
THE CONTRACTING OUT SCANDEL Don’t miss reading this week’s NY Times article that exposes how contracting out work costs the government more than having its own employees do the work. One federal agency just disclosed that it paid outside private … Continue reading
EDITORIAL– BRAVO, FLRA, BUT NO ENCORE CALL YET We all owe the trio of Members Pope, Beck and Dubester a long and loud round of applause for what they accomplished the last two years. It would be only a slight … Continue reading
FEDSMILL BEGINS Hello. We’re FEDSMILL, we’re glad to join you, and we hope we can help. FEDSMILL is designed for union representatives and the employees they represent. It will present tips on how to enforce and expand their rights, highlight new … Continue reading
AFGE GETS EMPLOYEE $16,000 BACK PAY Here is another example to give those employees who refuse to join the union by asking, “What can the union do for me?”
BEST LOCAL WEB SITES While lots of things happen at NTEU conventions, one of the best is the identification of the top performing locals in several categories. This year’s winner of the Best Web Site award went to the local of … Continue reading