Articles by Phil Varnak
Labor-Management Partnerships and Co-Management
The author discussed labor-management partnerships and their impact on an agency. He says that while many in government view partnership as co-management, this is not the case unless agency management surrenders its right to manage.
Posted: July 14, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Looking for the Solution
The author says that he voted for Senator John McCain during the election but supports President Barack Obama in his efforts to improve the economic health of the country.
Posted: March 25, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Labor-Management Partnerships in an Obama Administration
What will the Obama Administration try to accomplish in the federal labor relations program? One possibility: labor-management partnerships which flourished under the Clinton Administration. Here are tips to avoid problems with these arrangements.
Posted: January 15, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Reaching a Settlement: Potential Problems and How to Avoid Regrets
Settling a case can be quicker, cheaper and easier for everyone involved. This article explains some of the problems with negotiated settlements and offers solutions on how to prevent them.
Posted: October 22, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Supervisory/ Managerial Responsibilities and Merit System Principles
This former human resources director and experienced trainer of federal employees and supervisors says that merit system principles are often unknown to people who may be responsible for implementing them.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Philip A. Varnak is a human resource management consultant with over 40 years experience working with federal agencies. Most of that experience is as a federal manager working for the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and several medical centers within the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. He served as Human Resource Director for two VA Medical Centers, Pittsburgh and Denver. Phil has led the consulting firm of Phil Varnak Associates, Inc. since his retirement from the Department of the Interior in 1997.
Phil’s background is in all aspects of federal human resources management, although labor and employee relations were his specialties over the last 12 years with the Bureau of Reclamation. He was responsible for overseeing the administration of 34 labor management contracts with six national unions and implementing all aspects of the agency-wide employee relations program.
He graduated from the University of West Virginia with a degree in education and received an advanced diploma in health care administration from the Armed Forces Graduate School. He is an experienced mediator and facilitator, has been a guest lecturer for the University of Denver, continues to provide training courses for Federal agencies, and is internationally certified as a Senior Professional In Human Resources (SPHR) by the Society for Human Resources Management. He is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) and has the following books published, The Bargaining Book, The Desktop Guide to Unfair Labor Practices, Employee Relations for Supervisors and Managers, and Labor Relations for Supervisors and Managers (to be released this Spring).
Phil is available to present courses for organizations (labor or management). You can contact Phil via the form below.
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