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FLRA Issues Guide to Negotiability
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has announced the issuance of the Guide to Negotiability Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
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FedSmith.com Users Say Snowden is a Traitor
Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor for leaking the information about the NSA? FedSmith.com users say he is a traitor in our recent survey.
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Federal Bargaining Preparation: Reviewing an Expiring Agreement
As negotiated agreements expire and bargaining appears likely, it is vital for an Agency to take stock of the old contract and assess where it wants negotiations to go. You can be sure the union will come to the table with an agenda; the author asks whether Agency representatives have an agenda of their own and attempts to lay out a framework for development of management’s agenda.
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Separating a Probationary Employee With Hours to Spare
The Department of Homeland Security cut it perilously close when it decided to terminate a probationary employee a few hours before his probation expired.
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Republicans Introduce Legislation to Challenge NLRB
Republican lawmakers are challenging the National Labor Relations Board with two new pieces of legislation.
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Let’s Be Frank: He’s A Hero!
San Diego District’s Palm Desert Letter Carrier Frank Frary recently received a City Hero award for his efforts to save an elderly resident’s home from potential fire.
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IRS Employees to be Furloughed Without Pay
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers it will be shut down on Friday, June 14 due to the sequester. Along with the closing, IRS employees will be furloughed for that day without pay.
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Committee Investigates Allegations of IRS Seizure of 60 Million Medical Records
Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Administrator Daniel Werfel requesting information about a March 2011 IRS search and seizure of as many as 60 million medical records from a California health care provider.
