Category Archives: Union Administration
THE KINGDOM OF NTEU – Part II This series is about how the NTEU Constitution & Bylaws grants the union’s president almost unlimited power, leaves members with few ways to check the abuse of that power, and creates an environment … Continue reading
THE KINGDOM OF NTEU – Part I The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) is a very successful union of over 100,000 federal employee members across 35+ agencies with tens of millions in surplus investments. In many ways it is a … Continue reading
NTEU’S BOARD VOTES FOR LESS MEMBER DEMOCRACY It was bound to happen that leaders would start to copy Trump’s control tricks, but it is sad to see a union leader doing it to her members. One of the most fundamental … Continue reading
IS THAT A TRUMP BUMP I SEE? As the year ends, many unions are filing their annual LM-2 reports outlining their financial situations. One of the most prominent federal employee union to do so, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), … Continue reading
WHAT THE $%#& AFGE? The D.C Court of Appeals recently issued a decision of minor significance to all us union advocates. But it contained “alleged” details about a union leader’s behavior that are so outrageous that it causes me to … Continue reading
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP One of the union administration issues we are not going to let go of is where a union president fires a long-time staff member without appeal rights or severance pay. The examples of abuse just … Continue reading
WHY (ALMOST) ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS’ TOP LEADERS ARE HYPOCRITES That’s right, even though the staffers at Fedsmill consider themselves to be diehard supporters of unions, we must call a foul when we see top union leaders behave so miserably … Continue reading
WHAT TRUMP CAN TEACH UNIONS (MOUGA) Love him or hate him, but union leaders can learn something from studying what he has done to get his way in business, government, and a few other more intimate areas. So, we have … Continue reading
THE STATUTE AND CASE LAW DECISION YOUR UNION WILL NEVER EVER TELL YOU ABOUT Every union member has a critically important right that their union prays the member knows nothing about. Back in 1959 a law “was enacted after lengthy … Continue reading
IT IS “FOLLOW THE UNION MONEY” TIME AGAIN Want to know how your union is spending dues money, e.g., who is getting paid what, which outside contractors-consultants-counsels have been hired, how often the union went to arbitration last year, etc.? … Continue reading