FLRA Seeking to Emasculate Agency Head Review
The author discusses the potential harm a recent FLRA decision will do to collective bargaining.
Human Resources
Federal HR news topics include federal employee unions, labor relations, bargaining, pay/leave and benefits.
Federal Sector Ethics, Have We All Missed the Boat?
The current leadership of MSPB appears not so committed to their oath of office as to advancing a particular political agenda, a union bias or a specific value system. I think a person writing me as well as many other Federal employees have misunderstood the very nature of ethics.
Did TSA Head Break Neutrality Obligation by Permitting Prospective Bargaining?
The author asks if the TSA broke management’s obligation to remain neutral while a union vote is pending.
Presidential Memo on Extending Benefits to Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
Presidential Memo on extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees and children of same-sex domestic partners that are similar or the same as the benefits for spouses or children of other federal employees.
Transfers and Federal Jobs
Federal employees in the competitive service are free to transfer to other federal jobs without going through the same OPM hiring process. Here are a few things you need to know about transfers and federal jobs.
The Foreboding Future of Grievances in Federal Labor Relations
The Author explains that recent FLRA decisions have simplified life for FLRA members by allowing them to dismiss arbitration appeals with a simple form letter. The FLRA’s approach while easier for its members has raised both the cost and difficulty of resolving grievances throughout the Federal sector. Agency managers and representatives must now go into major defensive mode when dealing with an employee grievance. Read on and see what the Author recommends.
Raiders of the Lost Art, Part Three: Lessons Learned from FLSA Grievances
The Fair Labor Standards Act has resulted in decisions costing federal agencies tens of millions of dollars in overtime payments paid to bargaining unit employees wrongly designated as exempt from the FLSA. This final part of the article discusses agency strategies in dealing with FLSA designations.
Political Reality, Federal Employee Unions and the Financial Future of Federal Employees
The “Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2011” would eliminate federal employee union representatives from getting their federal salary while representing a union. The sponsor says it would save about $600 million over five years.
Raiders of the Lost Art, Part Two: Analysis of an FLSA Arbitration Case
The overtime and associated costs paid by multiple Federal agencies in arbitration decisions or in settlements reached by the parties on Fair Labor Standards Act cases is staggering. In the second of these articles, the author provides an analysis from a Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) case and why agencies are losing these cases.
Executive Order: Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates
An executive order sets up a new federal Internship Program, Recent Graduates Program and Presidential Management Fellows Program which are to be called the Pathways Programs.
