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NLRB ORDERS MAKE WHOLE REMEDY FOR WEINGARTEN VIOLATION, BUT WILL FLRA? What’s the remedy when an employee is terminated for refusing to participate in a disciplinary investigation of his/her behavior, despite the fact that the employer refused to give the employee … Continue reading
SPECIAL COUNSEL BREACHES CBP’S HUMAN RESOURCES BUNKER We have been saying it for a while. The HR/LR operation at Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has little respect for the law. Check out these two FEDSMILL postings: CBP/DHS, LIKE A … Continue reading
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NFFE GOES A LITTLE LESS FEDERAL Here is something to watch. The National Federation of Federal Employees just announced it now represents private sector, non-federal, non-governmental workers. In July, the NLRB certified it as the representative of the “Golden Triangle … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE IFPTE? To begin, it is the latest union to organize a new group of federal employees, and for that we pass on our Congrats. But beyond that it is a union that has quietly served notice on … Continue reading
WHEN IS A MAXIFLEX EMPLOYEE TARDY? MSPB just overturned the removal of an employee on a Maxiflex schedule. The agency thought the employee had been tardy when he failed to report to work at an early enough time to fulfill … Continue reading
WHAT IS A MICRO-UNION? Check out this article on micro-unions. While they are unlikely to appear in the federal sector, they might help revive the private sector.
NBA PLAYERS ELECT “INCLUSIVE” CEO USATODAY published one of those rare articles looking at how members want their unions run. In short, the players tossed out a paternalistic, territorial and secretive leader who listened only to a small, but powerful … Continue reading
HOW UNION LEADERS KILL PARTNERSHIP POTENTIAL Although it is fashionable among unions to blame managers for the widespread failure of partnership, there is a decent argument that union leaders themselves helped pound the stake through the heart of that very … Continue reading