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Federal Employees, Unions and Political Donations

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJan 27, 2020 2:51 PM | Updated: Feb 10, 2020 10:58 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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Politics and federal employees can be tricky. Here are the federal employee unions with the largest donations to politicians.

New Details Clarify Which Federal Employees are Excluded from Paid Parental Leave

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 15, 2020 1:17 PM | Updated: Jan 29, 2020 1:27 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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Additional details have been released clarifying which federal employees would be excluded from the new paid parental leave benefit.

AFGE Responds to Sexual Harassment Allegations Against its National President

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 29, 2019 12:30 PM | Updated: Nov 11, 2019 8:46 AM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

AFGE has issued a public statement in response to sexual harassment allegations made against its national president, J. David Cox.

Bill to Prevent VA Union “Bribes”

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithOct 1, 2019 8:36 AM | Updated: Oct 11, 2019 12:14 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A bill has been introduced in the House to restrict AFGE from offering new employees money to immediately join the union.

AFGE Sues OSC Over Hatch Act Restrictions

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAug 13, 2019 4:19 PM | Updated: Aug 26, 2019 3:37 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

AFGE has sued OSC over its latest Hatch Act guidance for federal employees.

Moving USDA Employees to Kansas City Becoming a Reality

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAug 12, 2019 8:11 AM | Updated: Aug 31, 2020 2:52 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

USDA and AFGE have reached an agreement on relocating federal employees from Washington, DC to Kansas City.

U.S. Appeals Court Kills Injunction on Trump Labor Relations EOs

By Bob GilsonJul 16, 2019 5:07 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment
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A Circuit Court has overturned a District Court’s decision to declare invalid major portions of several Executive Orders impacting labor relations.

Federal Union Strategy: Stonewall Contract Negotiations

By Bob GilsonJul 2, 2019 11:06 AM | Updated: Jul 14, 2019 5:30 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The author says that unions have recently resorted to stonewalling collective bargaining proposals they don’t like rather than negotiating.

Court Decision Gives New Life to Unions’ Lawsuit on OPM Data Breaches

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 21, 2019 4:01 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 7:24 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment
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A new court decision has allowed a lawsuit against OPM over the two data breaches at the agency to proceed.

House Democrats Try to Bully FLRA Chair at Hearing

By Bob GilsonJun 10, 2019 3:33 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

The author says a recent House Committee hearing on the FLRA served to attack the agency’s chairman and showed the Congressmen’s lack of knowledge about the law.

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