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About AdminUN

FEDSMILL staff has over 40 years of federal sector labor relations experience on the union as well as management side of the table and even some time as a neutral.

USING THE BIBLE AS A HARASSMENT TOOL (While Secretary Hegseth is prone to confusing Quinton Tarantino with the word of God and Trump is preparing to read us all a bible passage, we thought it would be a good time … Continue reading

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SOMETHING TO TELL MEMBERS ABOUT ALLERGIES While they are not the most burdensome medical disabilities, seasonal allergies can slow an employee down, even fog their thinking, and tire them out quickly. That entitles employees to the protection of the ADA … Continue reading

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OPM LACKEYS ARE ASKING FOR EMPLOYEE MEDICAL RECORDS CBS News just reported that Donald’s OPM, which rarely misses an opportunity to abuse federal employees, now wants to know about the prescriptions you are taking and any prescribed treatments.  We suggest … Continue reading

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AGENCIES TO PAY REINSTATED EMPLOYEES’ BACK TAXES Our good friends at Dewey Publications just posted a story about how MSPB will now allow reinstated employees to receive money beyond their back pay due if the lump sum raises their income … Continue reading

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THE KINGDOM OF NTEU – Part II This series is about how the NTEU Constitution & Bylaws grants the union’s president almost unlimited power, leaves members with few ways to check the abuse of that power, and creates an environment … Continue reading

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WHAT DO SELECTING OFFICIALS OWE BQ CANDIDATES?  A LOT! The White House’s contempt for the rights of anyone but white males seems to be talking hold at the EEOC. From  reading its most recent decisions, I would not be surprised … Continue reading

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MSPB SUDDENLY OUTLAWS MOST RETROACTIVE REQUESTS FOR FMLA If you think you can ask for FMLA leave retroactively, think again.  It is not always possible. The Board has held in the past that an employee is not required to specifically … Continue reading

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MSPB HIGHLIGHTS SICK LEAVE AND DISABILITY RIGHTS The Board recently wrote that an agency cannot rest an AWOL charge solely on an employee’s failure to submit medical documentation on a particular form. If the employee has sufficient sick leave to … Continue reading

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THE KINGDOM OF NTEU – Part I The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) is a very successful union of over 100,000 federal employee members across 35+ agencies with tens of millions in surplus investments. In many ways it is a … Continue reading

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DO NOT SIGN THIS  FORM; TELL EVERYONE As part of his plans to destroy America’s civil service as an effective institution protecting citizens, Trump has created a fictional status for federal employees that will enable him, Elon or whatever other … Continue reading

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