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HOW TO FIGHT A WITHIN-GRADE OR ALOC DENIAL You do not often hear about step increase denials, also known as WIGI or ALOC denials, but they are a big deal for an employee and not the easiest things to grieve … Continue reading
TDY POV/PARKING FEES: WEBSITE ESTIMATIONS V. REALITY Terri, a Dep’t. of Interior employee, took an Uber to the airport for her four-day trip. When she filed a voucher asking for the agency to reimburse her $40.00 costs, it refused to … Continue reading
NFFE WINS AGAIN—AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN NFFE just announced it latest organizing victory adding another 174 workers to its Forest Service unit, but the even better news is that NFFE has won 60 straight organizing drives in 2025 … Continue reading
BORDER PATROL HUMBLED BY TRUMPERS AGAIN Once it endorsed Trump in the 2016 election, he rewarded the Border Patrol Council with the most lavish collective bargaining agreement ever negotiated in the federal sector. (It was particularly sumptuous for the union … Continue reading
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NTEU’S BOARD VOTES FOR LESS MEMBER DEMOCRACY It was bound to happen that leaders would start to copy Trump’s control tricks, but it is sad to see a union leader doing it to her members. One of the most fundamental … Continue reading
AFGE LED THE WAY ON TELEWORK TERMINATION REMEDIES Last week NTEU announced it had just won several arbitrations overturning the nutty White House “vengeance-against-feds” decision to unilaterally terminate telework programs throughout government. Great legal work. In assume other unions are … Continue reading
WHERE ADA MEETS FMLA The Deakins law firm just posted a useful advice memo written for managers. But, it is just as useful for union reps facing a situation where an employee needs time off (or more time off) due … Continue reading
DEFECTIVE SICK LEAVE RESTRICTION OVERTURNED BY FLRA A Department of Army supervisor ordered an employee to provide medical justification for any sick leave despite the fact that the labor agreement said the agency had to have “legitimate reasons” to do … Continue reading
FSIP REJECTS AGENCY’S CWS “ADVERSE IMPACT” CLAIM While there are cob webs all over the FLRA headquarters thanks to our President’s decision to slow down the administration of justice, some decisions do manage to break free of the morass. A … Continue reading