Monthly Archives: February 2025

THE MSPB STAY OF PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS Click here for a short overview on what is happening with this extremely welcomed decision from the folks at Democracy Now, who are doing very creative legal work for federal employees. And here … Continue reading

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FOR ALL US FMLA GROUPIES I know that some union locals have designated stewards who handle all their FMLA matters.  The rest need to be able to get answers quickly when a member knocks on the door with an FMLA … Continue reading

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SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS: PROBATIONERS AND THE PRIVACY ACT If you are not heartbroken about what King Kruel has done to thousands of innocent federal probationary employees, then you likely spent your childhood pulling wings off flies and lighting random … Continue reading

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WHY (ALMOST) ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS’ TOP LEADERS ARE HYPOCRITES That’s right, even though the staffers at Fedsmill consider themselves to be diehard supporters of unions, we must call a foul when we see top union leaders behave so miserably … Continue reading

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SAVE A PROBATIONER Here is something unions should consider to help probationers in addition to the lawsuit they filed.  By terminating probationers, the agencies undoubtedly impacted the employees left behind. And as we all know, if an agency intends to … Continue reading

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A NEGOTIATOR’S ROOKIE MISTAKE & APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS This is one of those case law precedents that union negotiators cannot hear about enough. If your proposals are all non-negotiable, you give the employer the right to unilaterally implement its proposed midterm … Continue reading

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AND THE FUTURE JUST KEEP COMING: WEARABLES It will creep up on feds slowly, but make no mistake that it is coming for you.  So, you might as well take a few minutes to know what it is, what it … Continue reading

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WHAT TRUMP CAN TEACH UNIONS (MOUGA) Love him or hate him, but union leaders can learn something from studying what he has done to get his way in business, government, and a few other more intimate areas. So, we have … Continue reading

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BEHOLD THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS With the House of Orange 2.0 abolishing anything remotely related to DEI, it is inevitable that some folks will think it is once again OK to discriminate, harass, retaliate, etc. against others based … Continue reading

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THE NEGOTIABILITY OF THE MUSK BUYOUT If a co-worker decides to “take the public’s tax money and run” buyout opportunity that Czar Musk is offering, doesn’t that have an impact on the bargaining unit?  And if it does have an … Continue reading

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