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		<title>Federal Bargaining Preparation: Reviewing an Expiring Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/06/16/federal-bargaining-preparation-reviewing-an-expiring-agreement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Are VA Employees Working Full-Time for Unions Hurting Patient Care?</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/06/05/are-va-employees-working-full-time-for-unions-hurting-patient-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/06/05/are-va-employees-working-full-time-for-unions-hurting-patient-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least 85 nurses in the VA are working as full-time union representatives. Two Senators are questioning the impact on veterans of federal employees working as full-time union representatives.]]></description>
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		<title>Union Work on the Taxpayers&#8217; Dime</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/30/union-work-on-the-taxpayers-dime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 20:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an op-ed, Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) says that taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for union activities in the federal government and that federal employees should pay for it themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation Introduced to Closely Track Payment of Union Officials&#8217; Salaries</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/28/legislation-introduced-to-eliminate-government-payment-of-union-officials-salaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/28/legislation-introduced-to-eliminate-government-payment-of-union-officials-salaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government currently pays salaries of employees who spend time representing unions. Legislation has been introduced to eliminate this practice.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Union Fiddles as Federal Employees Furloughed?</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/20/federal-union-fiddles-as-federal-employees-furloughed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFGE has scheduled a number of meetings at resorts and a national conference with discounted Disney tickets in Orlando Florida in September.  How many attendees will be on official time and government paid travel and per diem is anyone's guess.  The author suggests that for every day a union representative spends at this conference, up to three might not have to be furloughed.  Does this affect your pay?]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes An Arrangement Appropriate?</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/07/what-makes-an-arrangement-appropriate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FLRA is not deciding any cases as they are missing two members.  If the former Chair is reconfirmed, we can expect more union proposals to be offered and ordered negotiable as "appropriate arrangements" for violating a management statutory right.  The Author recently covered this topic at the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals' annual conference.  This article offers the meat of that presentation and suggestions for dealing with FLRA on this issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Official Time for Unions Under Fire</title>
		<link>http://washingtonexaminer.com/public-employee-unions-official-time-personnel-bailout/article/2527755</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The VA has 250 employees working for unions full-time. Overall, government spent about $156 million in 2011 on salaries for federal employees who only work for federal employee unions.]]></description>
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		<title>FLRA General Counsel Gives Incomplete Furlough Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/12/flra-general-counsel-gives-incomplete-furlough-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever listened to someone give a presentation or state a particular view and leave out a critical piece of information?  The Author suggests that perhaps FLRA's General Counsel's bias was showing in a recent presentation on Furloughs and Agencies need to take it with a big block of salt.]]></description>
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		<title>Furloughs May Result in Already Overworked Feds Being Asked to do More with Less</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/11/furloughs-may-result-in-already-overworked-feds-being-asked-to-do-more-with-less/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/11/furloughs-may-result-in-already-overworked-feds-being-asked-to-do-more-with-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mathew B. Tully, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author says that due to furloughs from sequestration, it is likely federal employees will be asked to do more with less.]]></description>
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		<title>Discipline, Behavior, Distractions, and Change</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/03/27/discipline-behavior-distractions-and-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/03/27/discipline-behavior-distractions-and-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robbie Kunreuther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will a person's behavior change when getting a written reprimand? The goal should be to change the undesirable behavior. The author analyzes the disciplinary process and offers suggestions for those who may be involved in a disciplinary situation.]]></description>
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