Lawmakers Make a Stand for Collective Bargaining
A group of House Members are urging Congress to pass legislation to defend federal employees’ collective bargaining rights.
A group of House Members are urging Congress to pass legislation to defend federal employees’ collective bargaining rights.
Both the House and Senate have now introduced bills to give full collective bargaining rights to TSA officers.
The author says a recent FLRA case is significant because it goes against previous FLRA case law regarding union representation for national security jobs.
Legislation has recently been reintroduced to give TSA officers full collective bargaining rights.
The author says a recent ruling on President Trump’s executive orders reflects a theory of collective bargaining that is extreme.
The VA is clamping down on unions’ use of collective bargaining in some situations.
The author analyzes the two recent executive orders on federal employee unions and discusses on how they may impact civil service reform.
The newly constituted FLRA has issued a landmark decision to restrict the bargaining obligation between agencies and unions. Here is a summary and analysis.
When a union does not respond to an agency proposal after a time, can the agency implement it? Broad action by the Education Department may answer the question.
The author says that much has been written about the number of hours of official time used by the government, but from the perspective of Congress, OPM and others. She instead suggests looking at the subject from the perspective of federal employees in the workplace.