Category Archives: Discipline/Adverse Action
FEDERAL COURT HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER WAY UNIONS CAN OVERTURN EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS An arbitrator blundered, a federal court spotted his blunder, and unions should make sure arbitrators give their members the full benefits of the law. In this case, an agency terminated … Continue reading
THE ACTRESS JOAN CRAWFORD ON PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE The next time some top manager proposes termination rather than uses progressive discipline on an employee think about showing the oral reply official the wire hanger scene from Joan Crawford’s Mommy Dearest film. … Continue reading
THE AGONY OF TERMINATION, NEPO BABIES AND PAYING IT FORWARD During my career as a union rep, I defended more than a handful of feds who were terminated by their agency. While I could talk about them, I want to … Continue reading
WHEN UNION PRESIDENTS SEND GIFTS TO AGENCIES Remember the old movie line, “Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings?” Well, it came to mind this morning as I thought about those times when union presidents get a … Continue reading
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HOW TO FIGHT AN AWOL DISCIPLINARY ACTION The “NY Times” recently posted a story about an employee fired for being late 47 times over 10 months. It highlights one way a union can defend a member disciplined for AWOL no … Continue reading
FDIC MANAGERS COULD TEACH UNION LEADERS SOMETHING Imagine a team of agency IT people spent years and over $1,000,000. developing software to solve a big agency problem no private vender could and that it worked like a charm. But one … Continue reading
THIS MSPB COVER-UP IS OUTRAGEOUS This case came to our attention because some anti-employee bloggers characterized the MSPB’s decision as “saving” the Dep’t. of Army from a series of blunders its managers committed while firing an employee. But make no … Continue reading
WORKPLACE ROMANCES: HERE ARE THE DATA Forbes Magazine published an article recently entitled “Workplace Romance Statistics.” It delivers a bundle of very sound data showing that organizational leaders that feel a need to stamp out workplace romances are direct descendants … Continue reading
CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE GENERATES FIVE YEARS BACK PAY & BOOSTED ANNUITY When does discrimination become so bad that the employee can resign or retire and claim s/he had been constructively discharged?
UNIONS ARE MISSING OUT ON INTERIM TERMINATION RELIEF When a union takes an employee’s removal case to arbitration and wins, the agency typically will not reinstate the employee if it decides to file an appeal with the Federal Circuit court. … Continue reading