Author Archives: AdminUN
MSPB EXPLAINS WITHIN-GRADE INCREASES It does not happen often; in fact, it is quite rare. But agencies do deny within-grade or step increase and when they do it almost always falls to the union to grieve and possibly arbitrate the … Continue reading
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO COLLECT YOUR CASH One of the sad facts facing federal employees seeking justice on the job is that it can take years to get your money. But as most recently demonstrated by some female … Continue reading
WHAT UNION REPS CAN DO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN’T All employees do not have equal legal rights. Union representatives have far more rights than most. In fact, they have far more rights than the average manager. So, if you hear anyone … Continue reading
UPDATE! – MONEY FOR HIGHER-GRADED WORK I love standing around, preferably in a bar, listening to a couple of well-respected, high-class union lawyers talk about a problem employees are having. More than a few times in my career it has … Continue reading
COURT SAYS, “SLEEPWAKING INTO CO-WORKER’S” BED NOT PROTECTED We can’t think of the last time we agreed with an employment law decision out of the 5th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Louisiana. Indeed, we often wonder whether it is … Continue reading
HOW TO STOP RAMPANT SELECTING OFFICIAL INCOMPETENCE Thanks to the managements’ rights provision of the labor law federal selecting officials foolishly think they have something akin to Papal infallibility when they rule as to who should be selected for promotion. … Continue reading