Browse Articles: LER
FLRA Nominations: Who is Responsible for the Lack of a Quorum?
Several readers have commented on the lack of a quorum at the Federal Labor Relations Authority with questions regarding whether nominations have been made for the vacant positions. Here is a listing of actions (or lack thereof) for the FLRA during the 110th Congress.
Posted: July 16, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Cabaniss Quits FLRA: Remaining Member Gets Big Bucks to Do Little or Nothing
Dale Cabaniss, Chairman of the FLRA, has resigned. This leaves one person on the 3-member Authority which cannot issue decisions without a second member.
Posted: July 15, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
PTSD and the FBI Agent
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's summary judgment and sent a federal agent's discrimination complaint under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 back for trial.
Posted: July 15, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Can I Join This Union?
The author was researching an issue using Google and came upon a union website that had the best advice for representatives he'd ever seen. Judge for yourself.
Posted: July 8, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Why Do Employees File Discrimination Complaints and Grievances? Advice to Managers and Supervisors
Why do employees file discrimination complaints? Here are some of the most common reasons and suggestions for supervisors that can cut down on the number of complaints.
Posted: July 8, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Why Do Employees File Discrimination Complaints and Grievances? (Part I)
Why do employees file EEO complaints? Here are some of the reasons.
Posted: July 1, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Let's Stir the Pot - One More Time
The role of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is the subject of this article written in response to opinions expressed in recent articles by a union and a management representative. The author offers suggestions for changing the FLRA to strive for decisions based on law rather than political considerations.
Posted: June 29, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Argue the Calls, But Don't Kill the Ump
A former official of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) says that a recent article on the FedSmith site does not recognize the reasons the FLRA is critical to effective labor relations in the federal government and that the suggestions in that article would be an inadequate substitute for the role played by the agency in the federal labor relations program.
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Bargaining Impact and Implementation: Get the Agreement Right
The author has written extensively on FedSmith about the "ins and outs" of bargaining on the impact and implementation(IandI) of agency management decisions. IandI bargaining occurs with great frequency in the Federal sector and generally results in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and the union. This article covers critical points the agency should consider in putting together an MOU.
Posted: June 25, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Let Us Now Praise...Ourselves
Self-appraisals are unreliable but many federal employees are required to do them anyway. It's a system only an egomaniac or sycophant can appreciate. So, how well did you do last year?
Posted: June 23, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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