Category Archives: Union Administration
TEN REASONS TO BE A UNION REPRESENTATIVE There are lots of good reasons to be a union rep, whether you get involved in grievances, negotiations, arbitrations, employee meetings, or information gathering & analysis. Here are ten that we hope lead … Continue reading
SANDERS AND CLINTON VISIT WITH AFGE TSA COUNCIL 100 Just a few short years after choosing AFGE, TSA union leaders are commanding the kind of respect that some entire national unions never get. Check out their web site for pictures of … Continue reading
HOW TO CHANGE UNION AFFILIATION On March 28, 1988, NAGE Local R14-146 was certified as the exclusive representative of a unit of health care employees at the U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service Hospital, Shiprock, New Mexico, including employees … Continue reading
OFFICIAL TIME, TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT AND UNION INVESTMENTS Even a quick review of the latest LM-2 and IRS 990 reports filed by unions reveals that some federal sector unions have a lot of money in the bank at not just the … Continue reading
HOW TO WASTE, ABUSE AND MAYBE EVEN DEFRAUD UNION FUNDS We are not talking about what everyone would consider outright theft, e.g., reimbursing a dummy company for fictional services and shipping the money to the Caymans. We are not even … Continue reading
UNIONS THROW OPEN THEIR BOOKS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW Once a year unions post to the Internet details about how they spent members’ money during their last fiscal year. Generally, these details are not even shared with the national executive board … Continue reading
UNIONS NEED MANAGEMENT’S HELP ON THIS Tucked away in a little visited part of the labor law (5 USC 7120(c)) is an obligation that unions with exclusive recognition over federal employees must file annual financial reports with the IRS and … Continue reading
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO LABOR POLITICS With national politics heating up, we thought you might enjoy a story out of the Washington Post. It does a good job of explaining the different factions with America’s labor unions and why they … Continue reading
WHERE DO NATIONAL UNION PRESIDENTS COME FROM? That is a more interesting question than you might think—and worthy of some thought given how important leadership can be. Some unions, like NWSEO and NLRBU demand that a member be an active … Continue reading
COX OVERWHELMS AFGE, CONGRATS Back in 2012 David Cox won the AFGE National Presidency in a squeaker with 51% of the vote, but a short three years later he roared back into the job last week with 63% of the … Continue reading