There are two very good articles circulating that union leaders should read. The first comes from the law firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, and it explains EEOC’s approach to leave requests for medical disabilities. It highlights five aspects of that approach that should help union reps trying to assist members–although it is written for employers. Continue reading
Below is a letter you should copy and send to all probationary employees to undermine those who tell them that they have no rights. Continue reading
The single biggest lie told newly hired federal employees may be the words “Probationary employees have no rights.” The second biggest might be that there is nothing the union can do for them during their probationary period. The truth is that a fired probationary employee has more than a dozen options for challenging a termination and only the union has the resources to enforce them. FEDSMILL.com has listed below many that the typical GS federal employee has. Continue reading
If a probationary employee comes to the union for help because he/she is about to be or has been terminated, the union should go over the following issues with the employee to see if there are grounds for appeal or a strategy for avoiding termination. Continue reading
Below is a letter you should copy and send to all probationary employees to undermine those who tell them that they have no rights. Continue reading
Almost every job has those few assignments that carry a lot of hidden benefits, e.g., they almost always earn those assigned a cash award, generate extra promotion points, or even almost automatically boost one’s appraisal. What right does management have to exclude an active union rep from one? Continue reading
One of the more notorious games of an unfair supervisor is manipulating the work selected to review for a performance appraisal. Those supervisors can set an employee up for great success or heartbreaking failure merely by how they choose the sample of the employee’s work. Consequently, unions need to focus on how work is chosen for review. Continue reading