Category Archives: Bargaining
NEWEST IRS-NTEU TERM AGREEMENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE One of the federal sector’s bellwether agreements has been renegotiated, implemented and put out there for other units to review. Those of you entering your own term negotiations might want to look it … Continue reading →
FLRA OFFERS TUTORIAL SLIDES FOR BARGAINING OVER OFFICE MOVES While we are not about to call it absolutely the best advice any LR practitioner can get on how to bargain over office moves, if you are involved in that situation … Continue reading →
10 BARGAINING ISSUES AROUND PHASED RETIREMENT Now that OPM has finally issued regulations to implement the phased retirement program (PRP), it is time for unions to prepare bargaining demands. Here are some that would be on our list.
AGENCY HEAD APPROVAL OF LOCAL AGREEMENTS The 5 USC 7117(c) rules for approving agreements negotiated at the level of exclusive recognition are well- known, e.g., an agency head has thirty days to disapprove a negotiated agreement, the agency must serve … Continue reading →
WHO IS ROB ARNOLD? There are three things. First, he is on NFFE’s National Executive Board as a National Vice President, learning the ropes of national leadership and dealing with problems outside his own local. Second, he is also President … Continue reading →
OVERVIEW OF NEW NTEU-IRS CONTRACT Any time one of the larger, federal sector bargaining units signs a new contract it is a big deal for everyone. The novel provisions will be cited by unions or management at other bargaining tables … Continue reading →
6 WORK DESKS THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPIER-SO THEY SAY One of the more frustrating things to deal with as a union negotiator is office remodeling. It seems that at last once a decade the office furniture industry convinces government … Continue reading →
FLRA’S FINAL SOLUTION FOR WORKLOAD: HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Pt. 2) A couple of weeks ago we outlined how FLRA has interpreted about a half-dozen words in the statute to give management rights that take about a hundred words to list. We … Continue reading →
FSIP DESIGNS NOVEL LEAVE SELECTION SYSTEM Most every union wrestles with how annual leave requests should be approved. One of the more common struggles is between giving those with seniority preference versus giving the younger employees with families a chance … Continue reading →
FLRA’S WORKLOAD BARGAINING SOLUTION: HUMAN TRAFFICKING What would you call it if someone had the power to force you to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week until you fell over dead from exhaustion? What if they also … Continue reading →