Category Archives: Grievance/Arbitration
16 WAYS PROBATIONERS CAN APPEAL TERMINATIONS The single biggest lie told newly hired federal employees may be the words “Probationary employees have no rights.” The second biggest might be that there is nothing the union can do for them during … Continue reading
PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW CHECKLIST If a probationary employee comes to the union for help because he/she is about to be or has been terminated, the union should go over the following issues with the employee to see if there are … Continue reading
Posted in FLRA, Grievance/Arbitration, MSPB, Probation Period
Tagged Interview, Investigation, Probationary period, Termination
1 Comment
UNIONS FOOLISH TO REFER EEO COMPLAINTS TO AGENCY EEO OFFICERS LEADER ALERT! Too many unions think that they should not use the grievance process to pursue employee complaints about civil rights discrimination. As a result, they refer employees with discrimination … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Grievance/Arbitration
Tagged arbitration, EEO, federal, grievance, union
Leave a comment
HOW UNIONS GET UNIT MEMBERS PROMOTED MEMBER ALERT! Almost every time someone is promoted other applicants get passed over. Often, the passed over applicants feel they were just as qualified or even better qualified than the selectee. Sometimes they even … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, Grievance/Arbitration, Promotion/Hiring
Tagged Discrimination, federal, grievance, Promotion, union
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Back Pay, FLRA, Grievance/Arbitration, Regulations
Tagged CFR, FLRA, NTEU, Promotion
1 Comment
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
Posted in EEO/Discrimination, FLRA, Grievance/Arbitration, Promotion/Hiring
Tagged "Prima facie", Discrimination, FLRA, grievance
Leave a comment
FLRA BOOSTS TELEWORK REMEDIES Few things are as frustrating as winning a grievance, arbitration or ULP only to find that the sole remedy imposed is an order that management not violate the law or contract again. FLRA claims that remedies … Continue reading
GRIEVANCE DRAFTING TIPS 1, 2 & 3 Most contracts merely require the union to put the following in the grievance: 1- Article and section violated, 2- Description of the grieved event, and 3- Remedy desired. As clear as that or … Continue reading
Posted in Grievance/Arbitration
Leave a comment
GRIEVANCE DRAFTING TIPS 4, 5, & 6 Before we turn to three other parts of a grievance where you can boost its winning potential and impact, remember this. If you were unable to draft the grievance broadly enough during the … Continue reading