WHY DOESN’T YOUR UNION BARGAIN OVER MONEY?

Although only a few federal employees bargaining units are allowed to negotiate over salaries, virtually all fed units are allowed to demand increases in indirect ways of increasing their members’ total compensation. We listed in the two following posts the many bargaining demands unions can make that boost take-home pay. If your union agreements do not address these issues, you should be asking why not. For bargaining proposal ideas check out COMPENSATION INCREASES UNIONS CAN BARGAIN(Pt.1) and COMPENSATION INCREASES UNIONS CAN BARGAIN (Pt. 2)