Monthly Archives: June 2026

Posted on June 18, 2026 by AdminUN

THE MANY LOGICAL FALLACIES OF JUDGE HARRY T. EDWARDS’  COVERED-BY DOCTRINE Federal Circuit Court Judge Edwards and I both took our high school lessons in logic, reasoning, proof, and bias in the little town of Uniondale, NY—named after a union … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 11, 2026 by AdminUN

REMEMBER THIS REMEDY We like to highlight employee and union victories where an employer is not simply ordered to cease and desist. Frankly, that kind of verdict is near worthless because it does not compensate the employee or union for … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 11, 2026 by AdminUN

A QUIZ: WHEN UNIONS’ RIGHTS COLLIDE Who is right and who is wrong in this situation where the bargaining rights of two unions collided in the parking lot?  IFPTE/NAIL reached a deal with the Navy Shipyard in Newport News over … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2026 by AdminUN

AGENCY PIP DISCRIMINATORY; EMPLOYEE REINSTATED A deaf/Hard of Hearing employee could read lips in one-on-one conversations, but needed an accommodation to participate in group conversations. Consequently, his performance suffered and the agency put him on a PIP, which ended in … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2026 by AdminUN

WHAT DID THIS UNION DO WRONG? Here are the facts.  See if you can figure out two things the union did wrong.  The agency had a practice of placing a guard at each of its strategically important locations around its … Continue reading →

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