Human Resources
Did TSA Head Break Neutrality Obligation by Permitting Prospective Bargaining?
The author asks if the TSA broke management's obligation to remain neutral while a union vote is pending.
Labor Relations
Stay informed on the latest developments in federal labor relations, including updates on collective bargaining, union negotiations, FLRA decisions, labor‑management disputes, and federal workforce policies that shape the rights and responsibilities of federal employees. Find news and analysis on AFGE, NTEU and other federal unions, bargaining agreements, workplace rules, and major actions affecting labor relations across federal agencies. Find clear insights into how evolving labor policies impact the federal workforce and agency operations.
Federal Workforce News
NTEU Responds to FedSmith Article on TSA Organizing
In a recent article, "Aggressive Union Organizing At Transportation Security Administration: National Security Issues?", the author addressed concerns about the scope of recognition if NTEU were to win…
Federal Workforce News
Federal Union Pre-Decisional Bargaining: Is There Any Limit on the Scope?
The Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget (on dual letterhead, the first the Author has seen) issued guidance to Agency Heads on the operation…
Federal Workforce News
Federal Civil Service: A Climate for Reform?
The Author asks whether the public feeling that created a new majority in the House of Representatives may include an appetite for reform of Federal employment rules. In…
Human Resources
The Foreboding Future of Grievances in Federal Labor Relations
The Author explains that recent FLRA decisions have simplified life for FLRA members by allowing them to dismiss arbitration appeals with a simple form letter. The FLRA's approach…
Human Resources
Political Reality, Federal Employee Unions and the Financial Future of Federal Employees
The "Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2011" would eliminate federal employee union representatives from getting their federal salary while representing a union. The sponsor says it would save…
Federal Workforce News
Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2011
H.R. 122 is a bill that has been introduced in the new Congress to limit the circumstances under which official time may be used by a federal employee.…
Federal Workforce News
Labor and Employee Relations 2010: Federal Sector Imitates TV and the Movies
The author offers up a recap of the more bizarre and exotic stories in Federal sector labor and employee relations. Each year we think it couldn’t get wackier…
Federal Workforce News
Pay Freeze Misses Federal Employees Whose Unions Will Bargain Pay
The Author discusses the Federal pay freeze statute, the Obama Executive Order and implementing memo as well as OPM’s guidance. He asks whether the apparent exclusion from a…
Human Resources
FLRA’s Christmas Present to a Union?
Groucho Marx said "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." In a recent arbitration appeal, the…