Monthly Archives: January 2018

Posted on January 22, 2018 by AdminUN

PRESIDENT PUNISHES NONUNION EMPLOYEES One of the great benefits that unionized federal employees have is that they can appeal any disciplinary action to a neutral arbitrator–from a written reprimand to a removal. In addition, unionized employees can get a decision … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2018 by AdminUN

WHEN IS UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION LEGAL? If you are a union rep and think the only time an agency can unilaterally implement a mid-term change is when there is an emergency, you are woefully unprepared to lead a bargaining team and … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2018 by AdminUN

OMG! WHAT IS THE FLRA GC DOING? Suppose that just as the FLRA is turned over to the control of two Presidential appointees with long records of anti-employee decisions and the FSIP populated with notorious anti-union (and apparently anti-government, too) … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 18, 2018 by AdminUN

SICK LEAVE ABUSE DURING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD What can an employee do who is fired for alleged sick leave abuse during her probationary period? One employee recently showed that she can get reinstated with full back pay, compensatory damages, and … Continue reading →

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