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CAN THE UNION GET THIS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATED? Imagine an employee walks into the union office asking for help because she believes her manager has retaliated against her for filing an EEO discrimination race, age and disability charge. She tells you … Continue reading
ETHICS TEST: DID THIS UNION SELL OUT ITS MEMBERS? (ANSWER) Last week we posed a hypothetical fact pattern involving a union’s decision to trade five grievance/ULP charges, that potentially could have given unit employees millions in back pay, in return … Continue reading
WHEN EMERALDS FIGHT VULCANS UNIONS LOSE When is it correct for a labor union to work with management to oppose back pay and other relief for the victims of management’s racial discrimination? Stumped? Well, take a look at this actual … Continue reading
WHEN CAN EMPLOYEE “LEADS” EVALUATE CO-WORKERS? Answer: They can’t or never are the only acceptable answers. But while the answer is easy, trying to convince managers not to ask Leads to draft performance appraisals is a lot harder. Delegating the … Continue reading
BILL GATES PREDICTS THE END OF THE ACCOUNTING/AUDITING OCCUPATION Given that the feds employ about a quarter of a zillion accountants and auditors, many of whom are union members, here is something to think about. Bill Gates spoke recently about … Continue reading
WHEN EMPLOYEES MAKE MANAGERS SAD Perhaps she has watched too much of TV’s “Dr. Phil,” but when a Treasury Department manager met with a dissatisfied employee no one had to ask her “How does that make you feel?” As she … Continue reading
GENERALIZED ANXIETY AS A DISABILITY Anxiety attacks are not only real, but they are a recognize disability protected by the EEOC under the disability statutes. When an employee was denied the right to bring a service dog to work that … Continue reading
WHAT TO DO ABOUT ZOMBIE LOCALS What is a zombie local? It is a single local of a successful national union, that has chronically low membership, e.g. fewer than 30% of the unit employees belong. It enjoys all the protections … Continue reading
ETHICS TEST: DID THIS UNION SELL OUT ITS MEMBERS? When is it okay for union leaders to drop pending arbitration cases that could potentially yield millions in back pay for members and non-members in return for agency agreement to allow … Continue reading
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