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About AdminUN

FEDSMILL staff has over 40 years of federal sector labor relations experience on the union as well as management side of the table and even some time as a neutral.

CONGRATS TO AFGE TO CLUBBING DOGE ONCE AGAIN Unions are fighting Trump and the ghost of Elon in very imaginative ways. I always love to see unions stepping outside the normal collective bargaining tools such as ULP’s, grievances, etc. to … Continue reading

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COURT EXPANDS PAID MILITARY LEAVE RIGHTS FOR FEDS Given how casually Trump is activating National Guard units don’t be surprised if some of your members are pulled away soon.  A court has just improved the benefits they get while deployed.  … Continue reading

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IS “AGE HARASSMENT” ILLEGAL? Sexual harassment is a well-known and well-litigated matter.  Mainstream media write about it often and most employers have policies prohibiting it.  But how many have heard of “age harassment” or an age-hostile work environment?  Here is … Continue reading

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TRUMP SPECIAL COUNSEL PICK HAS TIES TO ANTISEMITIC EXTREMEISTS AND TATE BROTHERS Hey, Harvard!  You will get a kick out of this. While Trump is beating you senseless because he alleges you do not treat Jews properly, he just nominated … Continue reading

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WHY SO MANY OWE AFGE SO MUCH AFGE just won an injunction stopping White House actions against federal employees that is not just a “whopper,” but a “mega-whopper.”  The Trump-Musk axis ordered agencies to undertake wholesale RIFs’ so it can … Continue reading

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WE ARE GONE FOR A WHILE As is our practice here at the Fedsmill conglomerate, we are calling together all our writers, analysts, undercover plants, snitches, and Chechen hackers on the payroll for a powwow about how to deal with … Continue reading

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A NEGOTIATOR’S ROOKIE MISTAKE & APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS This is one of those case law precedents that union negotiators cannot hear enough. If your proposals are all non-negotiable, you give the employer the right to unilaterally implement its proposed midterm change. … Continue reading

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TEST YOURSELF- FMLA, DISABILITIES, AND LIGHT DUTY An employee, Jessie Crutch, had a long-time reasonable accommodation of being allowed to rest his hip for a few minutes every few hours while working as a warehouse custodian.  As the injury got … Continue reading

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DON’T RIF BORDER PATROL; REDEPLOY THEM There must be tickles and giggles all around DOGE these days at the mushrooming number of CBP Border Patrol Agents they can label excess and RIF. Billions and billions of easy savings are just … Continue reading

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WHAT IS THE REMEDY FOR AWS/CWS VIOLATIONS? Lots of unions are out there filing grievances against management decisions to unilaterally terminate or change AWS/CWS schedules, e.g., 5/4/9, 4/10, etc. They are accusing agencies of violating contract provisions, CFR regulations, and … Continue reading

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