Monthly Archives: April 2025
SOME HELP FOR DEPARTING IRS EMPLOYEES Life is miserable for many IRS employees as Elon and The Donald wipe out the IRS workforce so they can prepare to contract all the work IRS employees do to campaign donors. But a … Continue reading
WHAT CAN UNIONS DO ANYMORE FOR MEMBERS? Now that Trump has declared that suddenly hundreds of thousands of feds are involved in national security work, those employees’ unions have lost the right to bargain contracts, take grievances to arbitration, and … Continue reading
USERRA PROTECTIONS BROADENED BY DOLE ACT We are passing along a very useful article from a law firm about how those feds with military service, including those feds who are FEMA Reservists, now have greater protections under the Uniformed Services … Continue reading
DON’T BET AGAINST THIS HAPPENING NEAR YOU Somewhere early in this new White House Administration some probationary employee is going to be fired because some higher up thinks the employee does not support the new President’s political views or because … Continue reading
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BE CAREFUL GRIEVING RIF’S RIFs are popping up all over government and right behind them are union grievances alleging a ULP and/or a violation of the negotiated agreement’s provisions on a RIF. But what about the Trump order obliterating unions’ … Continue reading
THE RIGHT TO USE ONE’S OWN CAR Lots of feds travel for the job and lots of them are told to use a rental car for the travel rather than their own vehicle. When a Border Patrol employee decided to … Continue reading
WHAT IF YOU CAN PERFORM YOUR ESSENTIAL DUTIES WITHOIUT ACCOMMODATION An employee admitted under oath that he could perform the essential duties of his position without a disability accommodation. So, it was no surprise when the Federal District Court held … Continue reading
CBPO SPECIAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE ABUSE Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) have moderately different retirement benefits than most other feds. It is because they are considered law enforcement personnel. Not long ago their HR office informed an employee, Stacey, that … Continue reading
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP One of the union administration issues we are not going to let go of is where a union president fires a long-time staff member without appeal rights or severance pay. The examples of abuse just … Continue reading
WHOOPS, I FORGOT MY PASSPORT, WALLET, LUGGAGE, ETC. What are feds to do if they have booked an airline flight, but when they get to the airport they realize they left something vital at home? They rebook the flight, of … Continue reading