Tag Archives: CBP

Posted on May 13, 2012 by AdminUN

LRs “BIGGEST LOSERS” Unlike the popular TV show from which we have borrowed our headline, it is not a good thing to be the biggest loser among management LR staffs in the federal government.  But the Department of Homeland Security … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 4, 2012 by AdminUN

IS CBP FUNDING NTEU? No, at least not directly.  FLRA recently dismissed yet another Customs and Border Protection exception to an arbitration decision.  (NTEU 66 FLRA 556) No news there.  But this is another in a long line of cases … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 20, 2011 by AdminUN

FEATHERBEDDING AT FSIP Featherbedding is a widely condemned practice in labor-management circles.  At best, it is wasteful; at worst, it is dishonest; and, at present, it appears that the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) is mired in it.  The cost … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 14, 2011 by AdminUN

HOW FLRA BLEEDS AGENCY BUDGETS Almost no one talks about it, but every day FLRA takes to resolve back pay cases costs federal agencies dearly. That is not opinion; it is cold, hard fact. Here is a great example.

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