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PIZZELLA ON BONDAGE Back in 1997 the Authority declared that it favored automatically including employees in existing bargaining units if they shared a community of interest. It saw no need to force agencies and unions to undergo the multi-year costs, … Continue reading
WHAT IS A PROPHYLACTIC PROPOSAL? It is not only something union negotiators can use to protect members from the adverse effects of a management intrusion into their lives, but also something the FLRA endorses. (This is a republication of a … Continue reading
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PIZZELLA POISED TO CREATE CHAOS Brace yourself if you have anything to do with federal sector labor relations. Pat Pizzella, the Acting Chair of the FLRA and presumptive heir to the chair, is about to rattle your world like a … Continue reading
QUIZ: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE REMEDY? On April 24, 2017 FLRA decided a case where the arbitrator found that the agency had violated the contract when it refused to approve full-time telework for an employee. However, because the … Continue reading
IS “PROOF OF NEED” REQUIRED FOR INTERMITTENT FMLA LEAVE DAYS? While it is hard to ever say “never” to a legal question, at least one federal circuit court believes that an employee may not be required to show s/he had … Continue reading
AAGGGHHHH! THIS MISTAKE HURTS! We have written about this before, yet still double over with pain every time we see this blunder. Although we are not going to identify the union or even proclaim that it was the union rather … Continue reading
BOOKMARK USAFACTS.ORG There is a ton of data on the various agency web sites that labor-management reps on both sides of the table can benefit from. We have posted several in our menu bar button “Research Links.” But useful data … Continue reading
PROBATIONARY WHISTLEBLOWING MANAGER REINSTATED When a DOD safety officer had the nerve to actually report safety hazards and climb the chain of command ladder to disclose his command was not reporting injuries to OSHA as required by regulation, he got … Continue reading
PETER SUTTON’S VERY HOT POTATO Peter, the Acting FLRA General Counsel, has a very hot potato in his lap. A case working its way through one of the regional offices stems from the fact that the FSIP ordered an agency … Continue reading
SSA SCHEMES TO SCREW SENIORS EEOC just found that several offices of the Social Security Administration have been scheming to exclude employees over the age of 40 from moving into jobs with higher career promotion. EEOC not only gave eight employees … Continue reading