Category Archives: Union Administration
TERM LIMITS FOR UNION OFFICIALS Normally, we oppose term limits for elected union officers. If the leader is doing a good job in the eyes of the membership, let them decide via elections whether to return him/her to office—no matter … Continue reading
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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WONDERFUL NFFE WEB SITES We like to recognize the really good local union web sites. Our hope is that highlighting the really good ones will give us all a little extra energy to improve what we have. Union web sites … Continue reading
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Tagged Forest Service, GSA, NFFE, Passport, Web Sites
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CONGRATS TO AFGE’S NEW PRESIDENT. IS THERE TROUBLE AHEAD? Congratulations to J. David Cox who just moved up from AFGE Secretary-Treasurer to National President this week after a four-person election at their Vegas convention. If you have any doubts about … Continue reading
WONDERFUL WEB SITES We watch what unions post on their web sites in case there is something we should all know about. FEDSMILL.com recently took a look at a lot of AFGE web sites (not all or even a majority) … Continue reading
GAGE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFGE’s National President John Gage announced his retirement this week in a letter he to the union’s members. Gage has been president of the federal sector’s largest union for nine years and during that time the union … Continue reading
THE NTEU-AFGE RACE CONTINUES AT DHS Not long ago we posted a piece entitled, “LR’s ‘Biggest Losers.”” It was about how the LR decision-making at DHS is so poor that NTEU has a .789 winning percentage against DHS and AFGE … Continue reading
THE BEST OF FEDSMILL.COM—SO FAR FEDSMILL.com just hit a milestone with its last posting. It was our 150th since we started last September. To mark the occasion, we thought you might appreciate a quick review of our best or most … Continue reading
SF-1187 DOLLAR INCENTIVE CAMPAIGNS How much should national union leaders offer for each new SF-1187? NTEU has offered $25.00 incentives, AFGE $50.00, and NFFE $100.00. What is the right amount?
Posted in Membership Building, Union Administration
Tagged AFGE, Incentives, membership, NFFE, NTEU, Sf-1187, Unions
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ON-LINE VOTING FOR LOCAL UNION OFFICERS Finally, someone heard the complaints of so many local union leaders who by law must run local elections every two or three years. Those of us who have been through it know the drill: … Continue reading
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