Author Archives: AdminUN
HOW UNIONS CAN TAKE TWO BITES OF THE APPLE There has been a lot of litigation over situations where a union has filed a ULP charge with FLRA over an issue and soon thereafter filed a grievance over the same … Continue reading
ALL PRACTITIONERS OWE CHAIRMAN DUBESTER A HUGE THANKS Ernest Dubester’s term as FLRA Chair ended earlier this year without much fan fair – and we are stunned. There is little doubt that he was one of the three most important … Continue reading
HAS JIM ABBOTT LOST HIS MIND? The last we heard of Jim he was being booted off the FLRA after serving without any distinction and with considerable dishonor as President Trump’s guy on the Authority. That was months ago, and … Continue reading
GEL REPRESENTS CBP OFFICERS & AG SPECIALISTS IN PREGNANCY EEO CLASS ACTION While it may take a village to raise a child, it often takes a community of aggressive and skilled advocates to represent federal employees. What one does not … Continue reading
FOUR FREE TRAINING VIDEOS The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has posted several videos on its YouTube page that union reps will find helpful to understanding the larger arena of federal personnel law. We recommend the following: The Merit … Continue reading
WHAT WAS FEMA LEADERSHIP THINKING? A case just came out of FEMA that further shakes our faith in the competence of agency leaders. When an employee got pregnant, her supervisor called her in to explain how she would now have … Continue reading
NATIONAL UNION PRESIDENT BARS STAFF FEDSMILL INFORMATION That’s right. We have been hit with what amounts to a “gag order.” We have been posting Fedsmill pieces for almost 13 years trying to make sure union reps get information that their … Continue reading
CBP DESTROYS EVIDENCE; MANAGERS TESTIFY THEY “CANNOT RECALL” A Filipino CBP Officer in the agency’s El Paso Office applied for a job as a CBP Officer (Field Canine Enforcement Trainer) back in 2016, was rejected and filed a race discrimination … Continue reading
WHEN UNION PRESIDENTS SEND GIFTS TO AGENCIES Remember the old movie line, “Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings?” Well, it came to mind this morning as I thought about those times when union presidents get a … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline/Adverse Action
Leave a comment
HOW TO FIGHT AN AWOL DISCIPLINARY ACTION The “NY Times” recently posted a story about an employee fired for being late 47 times over 10 months. It highlights one way a union can defend a member disciplined for AWOL no … Continue reading