Author Archives: AdminUN
HOW TO GRIEVE PROMOTION INTERVIEW SCORES STEWARD ALERT! As explained in FEDSMILL’s recent four-part series on how to grieve promotion decisions, one way is to challenge the promotion scores. A large part of those scores often comes from an interview. … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion/Hiring
Tagged arbitration, CFR, Discrimination, EEOC, FLRA, grievance, interviews, Promotion, Unions
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BLACKBERRY & SMARTPHONE OVERTIME; MANAGER JAILED MEMBER ALERT! Employers get zillions of hours of work each year from employees who access their e-mail account on their own time to either answer e-mails, clear backlogs or just link up related messages … Continue reading
Posted in FLSA/Overtime
Tagged back pay, Blackberry, E-mail, FLSA, Overtime, Smartphone, union
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REMOVAL MITIGATED FOR DE MINIMIS INCIDENTS STEWARD ALERT! A recent MSPB decision gives unions a valuable precedent to use when defending employee against discipline or removal. In this case (Raco v. SSA, (9/29/11)), the agency removed the employee for 22 alleged … Continue reading
EEOC TO MANAGERS: “ZIP IT!—CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?” MEMBER ALERT! In October, FEDSMILL.com published an article entitled, “EEOC To Managers: Zip It!” It was about various laws that prohibit managers from discussing publicly what they know about an employee’s … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Medical Issues
Tagged Disclose, Privacy, Rehabilitation Act, union
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HOW UNIONS GET UNIT MEMBERS PROMOTED MEMBER ALERT! Almost every time someone is promoted other applicants get passed over. Often, the passed over applicants feel they were just as qualified or even better qualified than the selectee. Sometimes they even … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Grievance/Arbitration, Promotion/Hiring
Tagged Discrimination, federal, grievance, Promotion, union
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IS “AGE HARASSMENT” ILLEGAL? MEMBER ALERT! Sexual harassment is a well-known and well-litigated matter. Mainstream media write about it often and most employers have policies prohibiting it. But how many have heard of “age harassment” or an age-hostile work environment? … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination
Tagged Age Harassment, Best Chevrolet, Hostile Environment, union
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WHO GETS THE DIRTY WORK? MEMBER ALERT! Virtually everything that comes out of the FLRA loudly broadcasts that management can assign any work it wants to an employee and there is little to nothing the union can do about that. … Continue reading