NTEU charged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with discriminating against its African-American employees and those 40 and over when it distributed performance awards. Last week an arbitrator agreed ruling that FDIC violated civil rights laws. Continue reading
News broke last week that retaliation against employees spiked last year. So, FEDSMILL.com thought it might be a good time to remind everyone what actions are considered retaliation and the options for dealing with it. Continue reading
In 1991 FLRA announced that management must provide unions free copies of an official transcript of an arbitration hearing. Continue reading
Some of us at Fedsmill.com have already been involved with representing transgender employees and it would be wise for all union leaders to keep an eye on how these cases are spinning out. The law firm of Gonzalez, Saggio, & Harlan, LLP just posted a story about a terminated employee who alleged sex discrimination related to transgender activity. We recommend you read it.
And that made my raise totally disappear. Just a few days ago FEDSMILL.com posted an article about how Congress will not fund the IRS to collect over $300 billion our government is currently owed by tax cheats. Then, yesterday David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, published a column with even more details about how Congress prevents IRS from collecting from tax cheats. That money would not only pay for federal employee raises, but also quickly pay off the American debt. It is a “Gotta read” piece. Johnston’s article is entitled, “Honey, They Shrunk the IRS.” But don’t think that Congress is just using this low-visibility technique on IRS to drain the Treasury and make the country look broke.
What’s an impasse cracker? It is one of those tactics seasoned negotiators pull out when bargaining seems hopelessly deadlocked to create an agreement. FEDSMILL.com has listed ten of our favorites for you to consider and use. Continue reading
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