Federal facilities, employees and leaders have been targets of both the deranged and those seeking to make a point in a variety of ways, some horrible, some banal…
The FLRA is specifically excluded from coverage of the federal labor relations law. What is the legal authority for this agency to recognize a union?
Here are tips and guidance for negotiators who may use the federal bargaining process.
The federal bargaining process requires using federal mediation before going on to impasse. Here are practical tips for successfully dealing with a mediator in federal sector labor negotiations.
How do you reach agreement with a union without involving a third party? Here are some practical steps an agency can take based on the experience of an…
Agency negotiators who lead management into an unending and apparently unendable morass are not likely to prosper. How do you open a negotiation between a union and an…
The author explains how a small federal agency decided to take a stand to ensure that its regulations were not modified through the collective bargaining process and suggests…
Supervising and managing employees in the federal work environment is becoming more complex. How do you juggle work and people you rarely see? You may have resources available…
Sometimes being a federal official can be challenging. Here is another perspective on a story that we ran earlier this week about a federal employee who returned to…
Supervisors and managers are selected for their understanding and ability of the work not of people nor because they possess supervisory skills. Managing leave in the federal environment…