Gilson Appointed to Impasses Panel
FedSmith author Robert J. Gilson has been appointed by President Trump to a five-year term as a member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
FSIP
Major Impasses Panel Decision Addresses Union Institutional Benefits and Other Key Issues
A new FSIP decision suggests that past assumptions will no longer drive the Panel’s decision making.
FSIP Rethinks Union Rights and Official Time
New members on the FSIP are making a difference on decisions resolving disputes between agencies and unions.
Filling Out the Impasses Panel
President Trump has reappointed two FSIP members. What impact will this have on federal employees’ case decisions?
Official Time, Telework and Labor Relations in 2019
An agency and a union went before the FSIP to resolve a bargaining dispute about official time and telework procedures. Here are the results.
Impasses Panel Signals Policy Shift: Want It? Prove You Need It!
A recent case decision suggests the FSIP has shifted from its past philosophy. The author provides an analysis.
FSIP Members Nominated; Decisions to Resume
President Trump intends to nominate members to the FSIP which will allow decisions to now be issued again on pending impasse-dispute cases.
FSIP Members Discharged: Decisions on Hold
Members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel were discharged on May 18th. New decisions are now on hold.
Obama Dismisses Bush Impasses Panel: Who’s Next?
The author explains what is going on in the dismissal of the seven Bush appointees on the Federal Service Impasses Panel and asks whether the next Panel will be up to the task.
Smokers Need Not Apply
There is no smoking allowed anytime, anywhere on the Baltimore campus of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
