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THE COMPLETE LIST OF TELEWORK REMEDIES Hardly a week goes by without a union reporting a new arbitration decision finding the Trump Administration’s termination of telework agreements and practices illegal. While that is great, union’s need to insist on all … Continue reading
ARE THE DOUGLAS FACTORS DEAD? That is the title of a post from the folks at the Federal Employment Law Training Group (FELTG). Although the group’s primary mission is to train managers, I thought this post was reasonably balanced and … Continue reading
DOREEN TAKES ON ENTIRE TRUMP FAMILY I have known her for decades and while I have not always agreed with her decisions, there is no doubt in my mind that she will stand up to and fight anyone who threatens … Continue reading
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THOSE ARBITRATION ISSUE STATEMENTS If you knew there was a child predator wandering the neighborhood you would be extra careful about letting your child leave the house. Given that Trump has installed two union predators on … Continue reading
OPM ADDRESSES WHAT IS AND ISN’T STILL NEGOTIABLE ON PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS Now that we are moving to a forced distribution rating environment which will require each manager to brand some employees as the worst in the group even if they … Continue reading
WANT A FED JOB? GET A TRUMP TATTOO I’m kidding—or am I? An AI start-up got headlines recently for announcing that the process for getting a job with it began with getting a tattoo of the company logo. What a … Continue reading
WHAT IS “THE HEIST?” It is a newly released documentary about you. More specifically, it recounts the 2025 chaos the Trump/DOGE madness created in government. It details what to the 249-year- old American civil service established on the concept of … Continue reading
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NTEU GETS HUGE WIN FOR HHS PROBATIONERS Early in his 2025 revenge tour against the federal civil service, Trump demanded that agencies purge as many probationers as they could. Normally, he and any other President has the power to do … Continue reading
GRIEVANCE DRAFTING TIPS 1, 2 & 3 Most contracts merely require the union to put the following in the grievance: 1- Article and section violated, 2- Description of the grieved event, and 3- Remedy desired. As clear as that or … Continue reading
GRIEVANCE DRAFTING TIPS 4, 5, & 6 Before we turn to three other parts of a grievance where you can boost its winning potential and impact, remember this. If you were unable to draft the grievance broadly enough during the … Continue reading