Author Archives: AdminUN

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.

Posted on October 29, 2011 by AdminUN

UNDERMINING A NEGOTIABILITY APPEAL NEGOTIATOR’S ALERT! Here is a case negotiators should not forget about. NTEU filed a negotiability appeal with FLRA over an issue arising out of term negotiations. However, later in those negotiations it agreed that even if … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 25, 2011 by AdminUN

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED COMMUTERS MEMBER ALERT!     Disabled employees now have a little more reason to expect that their employer may be required to help them commute to and from work when their disability makes that very difficult or impossible.  … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 24, 2011 by AdminUN

WHAT DO 27,000 LAWYERS TELL US ABOUT UNION POPULARITY? Martindale.com reports that 27,160 lawyers in this country make a living practicing labor or employment law.   So, no one should think that our workforce has lost its interest in employee rights … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 23, 2011 by AdminUN

FMLA FOR FAMILY MILITARY SITUATIONS MEMBER ALERT! OPM finally issued regulations spelling out when federal employees are entitled to use FMLA leave to deal with military-related situations in the family. Family includes an employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent. The … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 16, 2011 by AdminUN

EEOC PUNISHES SSA EMPLOYEE TESTS STEWARD ALERT!     It is illegal for any employer to use tests of any kind (oral, written, behavioral) if they tend to discriminate against a class of protected employees under any of the Civil Rights acts, … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 16, 2011 by AdminUN

$75,000+ FOR DENIAL OF  PILGRIMAGE LEAVE MEMBER ALERT!     The Justice Dept. just announced it settled a case where an employee had been denied leave to go on a religious pilgrimage.

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Posted on October 16, 2011 by AdminUN

NEW WORKPLACE VIOLENCE RULES MEMBER ALERT!     Employers are now required by a new federal regulation to minimize the potential for workplace violence, whether it comes from members of the public seeking help, co-workers, or anyone else allowed into a workplace. 

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Posted on October 15, 2011 by AdminUN

FEDSMILL MAKES STYLE CHANGES You will see some small changes with today’s new articles.  We have reduced the size of the headlines, and added a subtitle at the beginning of the article to remind union leaders to pass these articles … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 14, 2011 by AdminUN

AFGE POSTS NEW HIRE RECRUITING GUIDE Congrats to AFGE  for making available its guide for recruiting newly hired employees. There is probably no better time to recruiting an employee than during his or her first day or two on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 14, 2011 by AdminUN

CONTRACTING OUT FACTS While this Administration seems to understand the economic value of federal employees doing work rather than turning government work into profit opportunities for private venture capitalists, that can change. 

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