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WHAT IS A COBURN GORE 12-6/8? We had never heard of it either, but it is proof of the value of creative local leader input for solving national union problems. The problem was in Coburn Gore, Maine, which is right … Continue reading
FMLA QUIZ: WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO IS NOT? Here are the facts of a 2015 MSPB decision in an adverse action suspension case. See if you remember the right answer. The employee left the office the morning of September … Continue reading
THE DARK SIDE OF TELECOMMUTING While negotiators on both sides of the bargaining table deserve credit for integrating telecommuting into the work place Inc. magazine just did a very good job of highlighting the negative impact of those were denied … Continue reading
CONGRATS ON 2015 MEMBERSHIP GROWTH GOES TO… The International Federation of Professional and Technical Employees (IFPTE), the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) and the National Labor Relations Board Union (NLRBU). We looked over the fiscal year 2015 LM reports filed … Continue reading
UNIONS THROW OPEN THEIR BOOKS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW Once a year unions post to the Internet details about how they spent members’ money during their last fiscal year. Generally, these details are not even shared with the national executive board … Continue reading
DEBT COLLECTION ACT REMEDIES & ATTORNEY FEES There have been a series of decisions recently highlighting those issues for which the Back Pay Act (BPA) remedies of interest and attorney fees do not apply. Few are any clearer than the … Continue reading
STORIES COMING AFTER THE HOLIDAYS Against our better judgment we have decided to give in to staff demands for time off during the holidays. We probably could have coerced the Marketing, PR, IT, News, Editorial and Admin staffs into staying, … Continue reading
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THE FLSA GRIEVANCE REMEDY PERIOD Not long ago we wrote about the very substantial difference between the time period in which a grievance must be filed once learning of a violation and how far back in the past an arbitrator … Continue reading
WHEN SHOULD UNIONS NEGOTIATE OVER GOVERNMENT-WIDE REG CHANGES? Assume that your contract or some MOU includes a provision that limits the Best Qualified list in a promotion action to the top four rated candidates for a single vacancy. Then imagine … Continue reading