Author Archives: AdminUN
A 2026 GUIDE TO RENAMED WASHINGTON, D.C. POSTS-OF-DUTY If you have not been in the District lately due to some use or lose leave or to treat a year-long migraine, you should know that the President is in the process … Continue reading
DOES FMLA COVER TRAVEL TIME? Those of us actually engaged in the practice of employee rights accepted long ago that an employee’s time traveling to and from a location where s/he provides covered FMLA assistance is covered as FMLA leave. … Continue reading
IS THAT A TRUMP BUMP I SEE? As the year ends, many unions are filing their annual LM-2 reports outlining their financial situations. One of the most prominent federal employee union to do so, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), … Continue reading
EEOC ORDERS NO CONTACT (AND MORE) AFTER SEXUAL HARASSMENT An HHS employee, Ileana, alleged that she was sexually harassed by the Agency’s Deputy Director (DD), who touched her leg, rubbed her shoulders, stared at her chest, looked down her blouse, … Continue reading
BEING A RESPONSIBLE UNION MEMBER There is more to it than paying dues and voting in the union election. While it would be great if more folks volunteered to serve as officers or stewards or even to recruit new members, … Continue reading
IRS-NTEU MEMBERS CELEBRATE NEGOTIATED MONETARY AWARDS Anytime an agency distributes tens of millions for cash awards to its best performing employees is a great time for a celebration. This includes not only one-time cash awards for high performance, but also … Continue reading
MSPB WATERS DOWN THE KALKINES RIGHT While the Commander-in-Chief is busy redecorating the oval office in a style that can only be described as neo-bordello, his bouncers at the MSPB have been chipping away at the Constitutional rights of federal … Continue reading
WHAT THE $%#& AFGE? The D.C Court of Appeals recently issued a decision of minor significance to all us union advocates. But it contained “alleged” details about a union leader’s behavior that are so outrageous that it causes me to … Continue reading
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS FOR FEDS – RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS DOJ is busy trying to legally substantiate paying Trump $230 million for enduring the same process every other suspected and/or indicted citizen endures-but without being paid. But it somehow found a … Continue reading