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INTEREST ARBITRATION’S “ANGELO ANGLE” The vast majority of neutrals brought in to settle a bargaining impasse, whether they are from FSIP or privately hired by the parties, rarely look at the impasse from what we are labeling the “Angelo Angle.” As … Continue reading
PROMOTION EFFECTIVE DATE REFINED MSPB has refined the criteria for determining when a promotion is effective where the agency announced that the employee would be promoted on one day and after that date decided to postpone the promotion. The new … Continue reading
WORKERS’ COMP FOR STRESS AND SHIFT CHANGES Although it does not happen often, employees can get Workers’ Compensation for absences and medical costs due to job-related stress. Here is how it works.
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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE THE SOLUTION As we inch closer to the fiscal cliff, everyone seems to be ignoring the role that federal employees could play in solving the problem. Americans have more options than raising taxes and/or decreasing spending to … Continue reading
FLRA EXPANDS ARBITRATORS’ POWERS Up until last week, once an arbitrator issued a final decision he/she was done with that case and had no right to issue a supplemental or follow-up award. The arbitrator was considered to be “functus officio,” … Continue reading
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HURRICANE SANDY AND FMLA Union leaders in the areas hardest hit by the storm are likely to get a few uncommon FMLA questions in the next few days. For example, do the days my federal office was closed count against … Continue reading
ANOTHER RIGHT TO BE REASSIGNED One of the major benefits denied federal employees is the right to laterally reassign to a vacancy elsewhere in the country even if it is for the same job title, series and grade that the … Continue reading
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EEOC ON DOMESTIC/DATING ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING The EEOC recently went on record indicating its willingness to charge employers with discrimination if they take personnel actions against employees involved in any of these circumstances. Every union rep should look … Continue reading
CRISIS: WHEN UNION LEADERS DISAPPEAR Most federal sector unions have only two nationally elected officials constitutionally empowered to lead the union. When one suddenly leaves office, the other immediately takes up the leadership slack. But, who is in charge if … Continue reading
23 SOCIAL MEDIA RULES NLRB BELIEVES ARE ILLEGAL The NLRB, which regulates private sector labor relations, has launched a full-scale assault on social media usage rules management has imposed on its employees. The Board is fighting any effort by employers … Continue reading