Category Archives: Union Administration
EXECUTIVE BOARD SEAT EQUALITY Should seats on a union’s national executive board be distributed equally–and by equally we mean based on a relatively equal number of members represented by each board member? We looked around the fed sector recently and found that many … Continue reading
HOW UNION CONVENTIONS ARE (OR ARE NOT) CONTROLLED With the summer union convention season just getting underway, it is time to touch on the two-sided issue of convention control. Every convention needs some control mechanisms if it is going to … Continue reading
EARN MASTER’S IN LABOR STUDIES–WHILE WORKING Given that thousands of federal employees are union activists as stewards, officers, etc., we thought we would pass on some information to our readers about what seems like a pretty good deal for those … Continue reading
DO DOD EMPLOYEES NEED NTEU AND/OR DOES NTEU NEED THEM? If you follow the NTEU National newsletter you have seen that the delegates at its upcoming August convention are going to consider whether or not the National President should retain … Continue reading
HOW TO KILL A UNION FROM WITHIN Kodak, Borders, Blockbuster, Lehman Brothers, Circuit City—and the list goes on. Most business schools will tell you now that they have had a chance to examine the corpse of each of those once … Continue reading
WHAT’S NEXT FOR NTEU—AND YOU? There are two reasons why NTEU might have a big impact on your union soon. First, it is about to install a new national leadership after 16 years under the current one. New leaders often … Continue reading
UNION STAFF AS OFFICER CANDIDATES We were surprised by a reaction to a recent FEDSMILL posting noting that union staff or employees can run for national union office. So we thought we would do a quick review of the law … Continue reading
WHAT UNIONS DO WITH RETIREES, FORMER FEDS, & STAFF MEMBERS Individual federal sector unions have done different things with those who have retired from or otherwise left the federal government—or anyone else allowed to join who is not an active … Continue reading
HOW SHOULD UNIONS RUN THEIR INVESTMENT PROGRAMS? The quick answer is, “Very carefully.” A slightly longer answer is, “The opposite of what Madoff was allowed to do.” The four biggest federal sector unions have reported over $50 million in investments … Continue reading
WHAT CHELIOTES JUST SHOWED ALL UNION LEADERS Arthur Cheliotes is the President of Local 1180 of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). It is an unusual union local because 1180 represents over 1,000 managers working for New York City. The … Continue reading