Category Archives: Bargaining

AND THE FUTURE JUST KEEP COMING: WEARABLES It will creep up on feds slowly, but make no mistake that it is coming for you.  So, you might as well take a few minutes to know what it is, what it … Continue reading

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THE NEGOTIABILITY OF THE MUSK BUYOUT If a co-worker decides to “take the public’s tax money and run” buyout opportunity that Czar Musk is offering, doesn’t that have an impact on the bargaining unit?  And if it does have an … Continue reading

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HAD A GREAT TIME … last week meeting with 35 union reps from around the country to review and discuss about two dozen legal precedents and tactics they can draw on to deal with the upcoming Trump Administration’s certain assault … Continue reading

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UNION NEGOTIATOR’S QUIZ Imagine you are in this situation.  You are in term negotiations and the agency refused to bargain over three provisions that have been in the agreement for more than a decade.  It claims they are suddenly non-negotiable.  … Continue reading

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BOY, DO YOU NEED THIS CLASS NOW WITH TRUMP RETURNING In his previous term, Trump turned over federal sector labor relations to deeply anti-union political operatives.  The FSIP members regularly ignored the law to screw over federal employees because most … Continue reading

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QUICK UNION POWER QUIZ.  REGISTER NOW! Do you know the difference between these SIX contract dates: 1- Execution Date, 2- Approval Date, 3- Effective Date, 4- Implementation Date, 5- Reopener Date, and 6- Termination Date? Do you know the FIVE … Continue reading

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HEY, UNION LEADERS, JUST SUPPOSE SOMEONE WAS… willing to sit down with you for two days to walk you through more than 125 of the most significant FLRA and court collective bargaining precedents.  They will include not just the well-known … Continue reading

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QUICK UNION POWER QUIZ Do you know the difference between these SIX contract dates: 1- Execution Date, 2- Approval Date, 3- Effective Date, 4- Implementation Date, 5- Reopener Date, and 6- Termination Date? Do you know the FIVE routes a … Continue reading

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BARGAINING BY THE NUMBERS TRAINING PROGRAM Getting ready to negotiate a term contract? Or is it mid-term bargaining that lies ahead for you? With decades of experience with both as well as from both sides of the bargaining table, we … Continue reading

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ARE YOU GETTING PREPARED? Feds prosper or suffer depending on who is in the White House.  With at least the potential for a very anti-federal union and federal employee taking over a year from now, unions should be taking a … Continue reading

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