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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
Posted in Union Administration, Union Rights
Tagged Lawsuit, Lawyers, Organizing, Unions, Wal-mart
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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
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
$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.
Posted in EEO/Discrimination
Tagged Discrimination, Islamic, Pilgrimmage, Religious, Undue Hardship, union
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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.
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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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
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.
WHAT SHOULD FEDSMILL WRITE ABOUT We have no shortage of ideas to address on this site. But it would be hypocritical to have a motto urging management to respect employee and union insights if we did not do the same. … Continue reading
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TEN REASONS TO BE A UNION REPRESENTATIVE There are lots of good reasons to be a union rep, whether you get involved in grievances, negotiations, arbitrations, employee meetings, or information gathering & analysis. Here are ten that we hope lead … Continue reading