Author Archives: AdminUN
EDITORIAL– BRAVO, FLRA, BUT NO ENCORE CALL YET We all owe the trio of Members Pope, Beck and Dubester a long and loud round of applause for what they accomplished the last two years. It would be only a slight … Continue reading
FEDSMILL BEGINS Hello. We’re FEDSMILL, we’re glad to join you, and we hope we can help. FEDSMILL is designed for union representatives and the employees they represent. It will present tips on how to enforce and expand their rights, highlight new … Continue reading
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AFGE GETS EMPLOYEE $16,000 BACK PAY Here is another example to give those employees who refuse to join the union by asking, “What can the union do for me?”
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BEST LOCAL WEB SITES While lots of things happen at NTEU conventions, one of the best is the identification of the top performing locals in several categories. This year’s winner of the Best Web Site award went to the local of … Continue reading
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GRIEVING ULP CHARGES While the traditional place to file a ULP allegation is with the FLRA, there are considerable advantages to grieving it—especially if you make some small changes in your contract grievance procedure.
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“PARTICULARIZED NEED” MADE CLEARER No one will ever accuse FLRA’s (or the courts’) “particularized need” concept of being clear and easy to apply. In fact, it is closer to a full employment program for labor lawyers than it is a … Continue reading
FREE FMLA LEGAL GUIDE If you deal with a lot of FMLA questions, take a look at the new case law guide from the American Bar Association. It has a great table of contents and very helpful summaries of precedent … Continue reading
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QUIZ YOURSELF: Particularized Need Limitations Which of the following does a union not have to reveal to management to meet the particularized need standard for getting information. A. Why it needs the information, B. The Uses to which it will put … Continue reading
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