Browse Articles: LER
President Signs Defense Bill: Includes Credit for Sick Leave and Abolishes NSPS
The President has signed into law a bill that expands the human resources benefits for federal employees.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Dancing With the Cobra
The current Administration continues to flirt with the notion that voluntarily giving up large chunks of critical management rights may somehow make sense. The author says that is not necessary and not a good idea anyway.
Posted: October 28, 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
Veterans Chalk Up Wins at MSPB and Court - Part Two
This is part two of Steve Oppermann's article on "Veterans Chalk up Wins at MSPB and Court" and a string of wins for veterans in recent cases.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Permissive Bargaining Topics: So What's Not to Like?
According to a recent news story, OPM is now ready to reveal previously unmentioned "tips" on how agencies can "succeed" at bargaining on (b)(1) topics.
The author says this was something he definitely had to see.
Posted: October 21, 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
Veterans Chalk Up Wins at MSPB and Court - Part One
A veteran who wants to become a federal employee as a civilian may run into obstacles. In preparing to conduct training on veterans' preference and special appointing authorities for veterans, I ran across a case where an application was treated unfairly by the agency to which he applied, and then by the Board - twice - only to be rescued by the Court.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Deja vu, Part 2 - or, How to Avoid Serial Stupidity
What went wrong with labor-management partnerships the last time around? The author identifies some of the major problems.
Posted: October 19, 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
Deja Vu All Over Again?
As the most recent version of the draft executive order on labor relations makes the rounds, it's tough to miss the almost palpable air of dread mixed with resignation emanating from the ranks of agency managers and labor relations professionals.
Posted: October 11, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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