Category Archives: Bargaining Proposals
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 →
SOFTENING SUSPENSIONS In 1994 MSPB announced that when it had the power to impose adverse action agencies were required to have an employee serve his/her suspension on consecutive days, rather than let the employer serve a few days of a … Continue reading →
Posted in Bargaining Proposals, Discipline/Adverse Action
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Tagged Appropriate arrangements, Discipline, Suspension
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INTERESTING CONTRACT CLAUSES- NFFE & FOREST SERVICE All union negotiators should be aware of what is in other contracts, but that can be hard to do as many exceed 200 pages. So, from time-to-time our small army of FEDSMILL … 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.
INTERESTING CONTRACT CLAUSES- AFGE & VA All union negotiators should be aware of what is in other contracts, but that can be hard to do as more and more contracts exceed 200 pages. So, from time-to-time our small army of … Continue reading →
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Tagged AFGE VA Council, Collective Bargaining Agreement
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THE RIGHT TO SWAP JOBS We noticed that this issue is causing some strife inside the AFGE Border Patrol Council, which only confirms that the right to swap jobs is a critical collective bargaining issue.
NEW AFGE-SSA CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS This is one of those bargaining units whose contract is one of the benchmark deals in the federal sector. The local has just published a list of the changes to its new 2012 contract that are … Continue reading →
HOW TO STOP PERFORMANCE STANDARD CHANGES While death and taxes may be the more commonly recognized guarantees of life, not far behind are changes in performance standards. Employees everywhere can count on managers trying to change their expectations, even if … Continue reading →
Posted in Bargaining Proposals, Bargaining Tactics, Performance
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Tagged Change, Critical Elements, Performance Standards
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THE RESUSCITATED “FAIR & EQUITABLE” CLAUSE For the longest time FLRA has not let unions bargain a clause obligating agencies to apply their management rights in a “fair and equitable” manner. But, all that changed not long ago.
MAKING NEW PROPOSALS AFTER BARGAINING BEGINS There is a little-known court case that authorizes union negotiators to make totally new proposals in the middle of negotiations.
Posted in Bargaining Law, Bargaining Proposals, Strategy/tactics
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Tagged Counter-proposals, Proposals
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