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The author says that a recent MSPB decision highlights something he believes has gone wrong in government, that being an unwillingness or inability to effectively deal with poor…
A federal appeals court has backed disciplinary action against a postal service manager that was taken for his sex-based and race-based comments as well as an apparent intentional…
An employee with Homeland Security refused to follow orders, attend counseling sessions or to sign off on a letter of instruction. She got fired and went to court…
A DoD employee admitted she got into an altercation that led to a fight causing an employee who tried to break up the fight to be put on…
Recently, the author submitted this White Paper to congressional representatives to help them understand the state of the Federal labor relations program. The author believes Federal labor relations…
Washington area Congressmen have introduced legislation to allow federal employees to voluntarily transfer unused sick leave to agency-wide leave banks.
Since Federal unions were permitted bargaining under law, most negotiable issues are already in existing union contracts. The author suggests these unions have joined with the Obama administration…
Federal Agencies are facing major cutbacks in an effort to resolve debt and other problems. Federal sector unions are almost entirely funded in day-to-day operations by appropriated funds.…
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals told the FLRA it deserved deference in the interpretation of the federal labor law but exceeded its authority when it interpreted a…
The author suggests ten considerations for Agencies following the DC Circuit’s landmark decision defining the "Covered By" doctrine as foreclosing bargaining topics disposed of when the collective bargaining…