Monthly Archives: May 2025

WHY SO MANY OWE AFGE SO MUCH AFGE just won an injunction stopping White House actions against federal employees that is not just a “whopper,” but a “mega-whopper.”  The Trump-Musk axis ordered agencies to undertake wholesale RIFs’ so it can … Continue reading

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WE ARE GONE FOR A WHILE As is our practice here at the Fedsmill conglomerate, we are calling together all our writers, analysts, undercover plants, snitches, and Chechen hackers on the payroll for a powwow about how to deal with … 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 enough. If your proposals are all non-negotiable, you give the employer the right to unilaterally implement its proposed midterm change. … Continue reading

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TEST YOURSELF- FMLA, DISABILITIES, AND LIGHT DUTY An employee, Jessie Crutch, had a long-time reasonable accommodation of being allowed to rest his hip for a few minutes every few hours while working as a warehouse custodian.  As the injury got … Continue reading

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DON’T RIF BORDER PATROL; REDEPLOY THEM There must be tickles and giggles all around DOGE these days at the mushrooming number of CBP Border Patrol Agents they can label excess and RIF. Billions and billions of easy savings are just … Continue reading

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WHAT IS THE REMEDY FOR AWS/CWS VIOLATIONS? Lots of unions are out there filing grievances against management decisions to unilaterally terminate or change AWS/CWS schedules, e.g., 5/4/9, 4/10, etc. They are accusing agencies of violating contract provisions, CFR regulations, and … Continue reading

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WHAT PER SE EEO REPRISAL? The EEOC has held that attempting to dissuade an employee from participating in the EEO process is a per se violation of the EEOC’s regulations against interference in the EEO process. Lewis v. U.S. Postal … Continue reading

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