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What Negotiators Must Also Know—About Past Practice
The reality of federal sector bargaining is that too much of it is not amicable, and too much is touched by, if not pounded by, complicating circumstances.

Posted: March 11, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Fred, Fern, The FLRA—And Specific Notice of Change
The Federal Labor Relations Authority recently decided that one party can demand that the other bargain ground rules for reopening the term contract, before the demanding party reveals what changes it wants in the contract. That is likely to spark lots of conversations like the one below between Fred and Fern.

Posted: February 8, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

The FLRA's "Covered-By" Cover-Up (Part Two)
The author says that a test applied by the Federal Labor Relations Authority clashes with fundamental principles of collective bargaining.

Posted: November 13, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

The FLRA's "Covered-By" Cover-Up
The Federal Labor Relations Authority owes agencies and unions clear rules that are easy to apply. The author says that has not been done and provides an example of the torturous path the federal labor relations program sometimes follows.

Posted: November 12, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

A Guide to Slandering Permissive Bargaining
The author lists the "ten deceptive non-truths" about bargaining on permissive topics in the federal sector labor relations program and why he thinks these are invalid arguments.

Posted: October 27, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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About Frank D. Ferris Frank Ferris has over 35 years experience in federal sector labor relations as a union leader, manager, and university faculty member. He holds a doctorate from the University of Southern California and has published extensively in the field. The opinions of the author expressed herein are not necessarily those of his employer(s), e.g., the National Treasury Employees Union, where he serves as the elected National Executive Vice President. The ideas in this article are taken from the author’s new book that critiques FLRA case law and provides advice on how to bargain more effectively using case law.
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