Category Archives: EEO/Discrimination
WHY 17,000 EEOC CHARGES MATTER TO UNION LEADERS One of organized labor’s biggest mistakes was to turn over to the government and private attorneys enforcement of the over 30 labor laws unions worked so hard to push through Congress. As … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Grievance/Arbitration, Union Administration
Tagged Attorneys, EEOC
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WHAT IS THAT SMELL? That can be not just an idle question, but also the first sign that employees need union help. There is a near endless source of scents in modern offices, e.g., perfumes, paint, flooring, ink, dust, furniture … Continue reading
EEO INVESTIGATIONS ARE FORMAL DISCUSSIONS Unions reps have a right to be invited to an EEO investigator’s interview of unit employees. FLRA considers these interviews, even if done one person at a time, to be formal discussions solong as the … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Formal Discussions, ULPs
Tagged Investigator interview
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SSA SUPERVISORS CLUELESS AGAIN LR specialists have so concentrated power in their hands that employees and union reps rarely can have a substantive discussion with their managers about fixing problems promptly. There may be some agency benefits from this approach, … Continue reading
BILINGUALISM AS A MANAGEMENT WEAPON Bilingualism is a highly valued skill in our diverse society, but some managers over at the Social Security Administration have found a new use for it, namely as a weapon to retaliate against an employee. This … Continue reading
WHAT IS “ASSOCIATIONAL” DISCRIMINATION? The courts are recognizing a new form of illegal discrimination, which means that union reps should be notified and trained how to prove it exists. In short, it involves an employee being discriminated against because of … Continue reading
SIMILARLY SITUATED CONCEPT EXPANDED AGAIN Not long ago FEDSMILL.com posted a piece entitled, “Who Are the Similarly Situated.” We noted that at least one circuit court did not require that the employees in the compared cases have the same supervisor, … Continue reading
MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT THE EEO PROCESS EEOC has issued an interesting comment and analysis about our process.
SECRET SERVICE’S SILLY SEX STORY Brace yourself, America—and especially federal employees. The culture war is about to flare to near-nuclear levels over the recent Secret Service Agents’ interaction with a salacious slice of Columbia’s service sector. First there will be … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline/Adverse Action, Religion
Tagged Nexus, Prostitution, Religion, Secret Service
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