Monthly Archives: July 2025

“OH, YOU BLACK PEOPLE” No, that is not a quote from President Trump’s latest anti-fed employee executive order, but we can’t vouch for the drafts.  The words were uttered by a Postal Service supervisor. According to the EEOC, his exact … Continue reading

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WE WILL SEE A LOT MORE OF THIS THANKS TO ELON Gregory, an employee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media applied for the vacant position of “Kurdish Senior Television Specialist.”  When he was not selected, he filed an EEO … Continue reading

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DADS-IN-THE-21ST-CENTURY WORKPLACE QUIZ! There is an interesting blog piece out there about the rights of Dads. It is from a law firm that leans slightly toward management’s perspective, but their analyses are thought provoking and reasonable. Check it out here.

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FREE ONLINE LABOR RELATIONS  TRAINING The FLRA staff has three online training programs coming up this month. If interested, click on the course’s link and sign up.  The course are as follows: 7116(a)(1)/(b)(1), 7116(a)(2) and (4), Flagrant Misconduct and Duty … Continue reading

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GRIEVANCE STRATEGY ISSUES- Part 2 Now let’s turn to the common labor agreement requirement that the grievance include “the article(s) and section(s) violated.” Again, this sounds simple and very often is, but there are important exceptions. 

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