Monthly Archives: November 2024

Posted on November 19, 2024 by AdminUN

HAD A GREAT TIME … last week meeting with 35 union reps from around the country to review and discuss about two dozen legal precedents and tactics they can draw on to deal with the upcoming Trump Administration’s certain assault … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 19, 2024 by AdminUN

THE CHERNOBYL INCIDENT AT NRC There is a mushroom cloud climbing into the sky over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that was triggered by management’s incompetence. NRC fired an employee for unacceptable performance back in 2018 and now must pay her … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 7, 2024 by AdminUN

UNION NEGOTIATOR’S QUIZ Imagine you are in this situation.  You are in term negotiations and the agency refused to bargain over three provisions that have been in the agreement for more than a decade.  It claims they are suddenly non-negotiable.  … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 7, 2024 by AdminUN

BOY, DO YOU NEED THIS CLASS NOW WITH TRUMP RETURNING In his previous term, Trump turned over federal sector labor relations to deeply anti-union political operatives.  The FSIP members regularly ignored the law to screw over federal employees because most … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 3, 2024 by AdminUN

356 POWERPOINT SLIDES ON HOW TO BOOST UNION BARGAINING EXPERTISE These slides will cover the basic legal precedents and tactical maneuvers unions need know to bargain effectively.  But they will also include legal technicalities many negotiators have forgotten and the … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 3, 2024 by AdminUN

WHY EMPLOYEES NEED WRITTEN OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision stating once again that agencies need not provide employees with written performance standards, much less objective ones. We have probably all seen standards … Continue reading →

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