Articles by Bob Gilson
10 Reasons Supervisors Give for Not Trying to Resolve Employee Problems
The Author asks whether a fairly widely held belief is true i.e., that Federal management takes disciplinary action only if it has absolutely no choice and often not even then. Where does this idea come from and, if true, what should Agency leadership do about it, if anything?
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The New Federal Labor Relations Authority: Ten Suggestions that Might Really Improve Federal Collective Bargaining
FLRA has a new website and, according to its Chairman, a new "season" based on "Revitalization, Reinvention, and Re-engagement". Her message is the keynote on the cosmetically altered site. Taking on the prior Authority (of which she was a member) claiming it's "performance, along with employee morale, had suffered" and sounding a lot like Al Gore, she wants to reinvent the FLRA but how she plans to do so is a bit hazy.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Bargaining Permissive Subjects: Will Your Agency Sign Up?
The author asks which Agencies will agree to bargaining permissive subjects if a pilot program results from an impending executive order. He suggests who might play and why as well as some risks involved to those who choose to play or are roped into doing so.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Revised Labor Relations Executive Order Surfaces with Substantial Changes Dropping (B)(1) Bargaining Requirement
In what may prove to be the most edited document in the Obama Administration, a new version of the proposed executive order is being circulated. The new version has substantial changes from the old version including elimination of the obligation to bargain permissive subjects contained in Clinton Order and previous versions of the Obama plan.
Posted: October 14, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Ten Suggestions for an Obama Administration Executive Order: Let's Do It Right
The author calls for a critical examination of Federal labor relations instead of the draft executive order currently making the rounds in DC. He suggests it is time to look at government labor relations with an eye to its future.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Robert (Bob) J. Gilson has expertise in all aspects of Federal labor and employee relations. He began his Federal career with the US Civil Service Commission. Bob has held managerial and advocacy positions with Navy, Army, Treasury and the National Transportation Safety Board. He has served as chief negotiator on numerous labor agreements in the U.S. and abroad. He represented his agencies before the FLRA, FSIP, MSPB, EEOC and arbitrators. Bob had principal responsibility for adverse actions regarding conduct and performance at all levels including Senior Executives. He has trained literally thousands of Federal negotiators, supervisors and managers and has been doing so for 34 years. He is now conducting advanced bargaining classes on contract negotiation and on I&I. 2008 will see open enrollment sessions of these and other advanced courses for practitioners.
The recipient of numerous awards, Bob is a frequently invited speaker at national conferences on labor and employee relations. He considers his last federal employment with NTSB to have been his best as the Agency deals with some of the most difficult jobs the government tackles with some of the best people. While at the Board, Bob was asked to lead the project to establish the NTSB’s national training Academy. Bob retired from Federal service in 2001 and is currently a senior associate with GRA Inc. Recent projects included developing and delivering an intensive Employee Relations Boot Camp and putting together a Peer Review Program for the Transportation Security Administration.
Bob is the author or coauthor of eight books for Federal managers. His ninth, The ABCs of Federal Labor Law was be published in the Spring of 2007. To see some of his current writings, visit the "Federal Manager’s Toolbox" on FedSmith.com.
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