Author Archives: AdminUN
MENOPAUSE BENEFITS We are always on the lookout for employee needs that employers can help satisfy. Here is a good article that can help fed unions pursue some beneficial changes. It is from Morningstar.com and entitled, “Menopause Benefits Can Keep Women In … Continue reading
THE EEOC “SIMILARLY SITUATED” TRAP There is a truck full to EEOC case law rejecting an employee claims that they were treated differently than co-workers because the co-workers were not “similarly situated.” That is a different way of saying that … Continue reading
USING THE BIBLE AS A HARASSMENT TOOL EEOC just explained to the Dep’t. of Veteran Affairs how quoting the bible at the workplace can violate an employee’s civil rights. It wrote, “the use of a Bible verse, alone, in the … Continue reading
FOR THOSE NON-BELIEVING NON-MEMBERS A percentage of your co-workers who refuse to join the union do so because they believe that managers would never be deliberately unfair to them, and even if they were, the “civil service system” would stop … Continue reading
WHEN SUPERVISORS VENT, THEY MAY HAVE TO PAY There are lots of situations inside and outside government where some manager is “miffed” that s/he must respect an employee’s rights under the law and they might walk away muttering to themselves—maybe … Continue reading
WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION FOR UNION DEMOCRACY (AUD)? It may be your best friend if your union is trying to punish you for exercising your rights under the federal Bill of Rights (29 CFR 458.2) most union members enjoy. Those … Continue reading
RESPECT THE PRONOUNS–OR ELSE Yes, Americans are still getting used to using the proper pronoun in gender identity and transgender situations. But EEOC has made it crystal clear they are legally obligated to do so at work or risk violating … Continue reading
FSIP ADDRESSES TELEWORK BARGAINING IMPASSE Although the Impasses Panel’s decisions are not precedent for other parties, it pays to know what they are doing in other cases, especially if your own union is bargaining over Telework matters. The Panel just … Continue reading
ARE YOU A UNION SUBMISSIVE? The dictionary defines a submissive as someone ready to conform to the authority or will of others; one who is “meekly obedient or passive, almost sheeplike.” The answer to the opening question largely depends on the level … Continue reading
AGENT EXPOSES IRS PROMOTION DISCRIMINATION MECHANISM This GS-11 employee claimed that he was not selected for a GS-12 promotion in Oregon because he was African-American. He backed up that claim by pointing out that the promotion certificate showed he had … Continue reading