Tag Archives: FLRA

Posted on December 12, 2011 by AdminUN

GETTING MORE WORK?  THE UNION CAN HELP MEMBERS ALERT!   With retirements, buyouts, and budget cuts just around the corner, don’t forget what the union can do for you when some manager assigns you more work, new duties, or reduces the … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 29, 2011 by AdminUN

FIVE UNION RIGHTS YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER STEWARD ALERT!     We all know that union activists cannot be fired, denied a benefit, or even poorly evaluated if the decision is based on or even related to our choice to be union … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 17, 2011 by AdminUN

INADEQUATE AGENCY NOTICE GIVES UNION A BIG BARGAINING BONUS (PT. 2) NEGOTIATOR ALERT!     What does it mean for the union when management gives it advance notice of a proposed change, but the notice omits some of the details?  It means … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 16, 2011 by AdminUN

NO AGENCY NOTICE GIVES UNION BIG BARGAINING BONUS (PT. 1) NEGOTIATOR ALERT!     Managers often fail to give the union advance specific notice of a pending change in conditions of employment.  That is a fact of life every union leader learns … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 9, 2011 by AdminUN

HOW TO GRIEVE PROMOTION INTERVIEW SCORES STEWARD ALERT!     As explained in FEDSMILL’s recent four-part series on how to grieve promotion decisions, one way is to challenge the promotion scores. A large part of those scores often comes from an interview. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 29, 2011 by AdminUN

WHO GETS THE DIRTY WORK? MEMBER ALERT!     Virtually everything that comes out of the FLRA loudly broadcasts that management can assign any work it wants to an employee and there is little to nothing the union can do about that.  … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 29, 2011 by AdminUN

UNDERMINING A NEGOTIABILITY APPEAL NEGOTIATOR’S ALERT! Here is a case negotiators should not forget about. NTEU filed a negotiability appeal with FLRA over an issue arising out of term negotiations. However, later in those negotiations it agreed that even if … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 30, 2011 by AdminUN

GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Pt. 4 – Regs) At this point, the union has built a grievance that levels allegations of contract violations, probably a discrimination charge, and perhaps a ULP.  But there is at least one more claim it … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 28, 2011 by AdminUN

GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Part 2- EEO) If the union levels charges of discrimination in a non-selection grievance, it substantially increases its chances of winning.  So great is the advantage that FEDSMILL believes the union should level a discrimination charge … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 27, 2011 by AdminUN

GRIEVING NON-SELECTION FOR PROMOTION (Part 1) Ask a manager if you can grieve non-selection from a BQ list and you are likely to hear that you can’t. Some of them will even quote part of a federal regulation that bars … Continue reading →

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