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
AFGE membership has grown by 40% since 2003, which puts its growth curve way, way ahead of all the other federal sector unions. NTEU increased by only 11% during the same time, NATCA and NSWEO by 10%, and NFFE had zero growth. Continue reading
QUESTION: When can an employee demand that he or she not be required to perform certain tasks? ANSWER: When performance of the work conflicts with the employee’s religious convictions and it is reasonable for the employer to accommodate the employee. Continue reading