Category Archives: FLRA
GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Pt. 4 – Regs) At this point, the union has built a grievance that levels allegations of contract violations, probably a discrimination charge, and perhaps a ULP. But there is at least one more claim it … Continue reading
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GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Part 3-ULPs) Another kind of discrimination management must avoid is anti-union animus or discrimination. Title 5 USC 7116(a)(2) makes it an unfair labor practice for management “to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization by … Continue reading
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Tagged animus, anti-union, Discrimination, Promotion, ULP
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GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Part 2- EEO) If the union levels charges of discrimination in a non-selection grievance, it substantially increases its chances of winning. So great is the advantage that FEDSMILL believes the union should level a discrimination charge … Continue reading
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Tagged "Prima facie", Discrimination, FLRA, grievance
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EDITORIAL – WHAT HAPPENS AT FLRA HAPPY HOURS How do we know that FLRA is having regular happy hours during the day? Well, we don’t, but something like that must be happening based on the quality of its particularized need … Continue reading
HOW FLRA BLEEDS AGENCY BUDGETS Almost no one talks about it, but every day FLRA takes to resolve back pay cases costs federal agencies dearly. That is not opinion; it is cold, hard fact. Here is a great example.
EDITORIAL– BRAVO, FLRA, BUT NO ENCORE CALL YET We all owe the trio of Members Pope, Beck and Dubester a long and loud round of applause for what they accomplished the last two years. It would be only a slight … Continue reading