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The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations no longer exists. Where does this leave federal employee unions and the workers they represent?
Elections have consequences. President Trump has issued an Executive Order revoking federal labor-management relations councils.
The author says a proposed bill on official time reporting may offer some benefit, but does so at the expense of added paperwork and managerial challenges.
The CBO concludes a requirement for more reliable accounting of official time by federal employee unions would have a negligible impact on federal expenses.
The author says that if America is serious about having an efficient government, federal union activity must be balanced with meeting mission needs.
According to data from the Department of Labor, AFGE leads other federal unions in convictions involving corruption since 2015. The author provides an analysis.
A Bill to require annual reporting on use of official time and other union related items is advancing. It has now passed the House and reported favorably by…
President Trump intends to nominate members to the FSIP which will allow decisions to now be issued again on pending impasse-dispute cases.
The National Weather Service has terminated its 16-year contract with its employee organization, the National Weather Service Employees Organization.
A Postal union endorsing Hillary Clinton and other Democrats gave 2,776 days to union officials to work on the union's political activities.