Stay informed with the latest federal human resources news, including updates on federal employee unions, labor relations, collective bargaining, workplace policies, and federal HR guidance. This category covers OPM regulations, pay, leave, and benefits administration, labor‑management disputes, union negotiations, workplace rights, and major **HR policy changes.
What changes will federal employees see in agencies under an Obama administration? In letters to AFGE’s National President, the future president outlines priorities for major departments during his term of office.
MSPB’s Chairman McPhie says “Alternative discipline is a great tool for supervisors to consider if they have an employee who is engaging in misconduct”.
The President has issued an Executive Order that authorizes noncompetitive appointments to federal jobs for spouses of military personnel.
NATCA President Patrick Forrey says that a recent article on the labor portion of the 2008 Democratic Party’s platform obscures the issues “through the recalling of the most unfortunate incident in Federal labor-management relations history.”
OPM is encouraging agencies to utilize their flexibilities to pay bonuses to current employees who get people to apply for government jobs. The author asks a few questions about the impact of this on labor relations and agency budgets.
The author looks at the legality of some of the media’s questions regarding Governor Sarah Palin and how these compare to EEOC guidance on the “Maternal Wall.”
The challenge and mission of a federal agency can be exciting; the politics and bureaucracy can be frustrating. Placement and preparation have to be right.
Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer has a strong opinion about a 4-day workweek for federal employees. So does the Office of Personnel Management which has rejected the Congressman’s idea for changing the traditional federal workweek structure. Do you think the 4-day workweek would work in the federal government?
What would the future hold for federal employees in an Obama administration? His acceptance speech yields a few clues and shows very close similarities to the acceptance speech delivered by Bill Clinton in 1992. “Change” to some federal employees may look and feel familiar.
Senator Obama may want to think twice about accepting an Air Traffic Controllers’ union endorsement. When a controllers’ union endorses a presidential candidate, watch out! In 1980, they endorsed Ronald Reagan and look what happened. Is another job action possible?
