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A labor relations specialist who has also worked for the National Labor Relations Board writes that a key provision of the Employee Free Choice Act, (EFCA) will substantially…
A Customs and Border Protection Officer reported his car had been stolen. When police recovered the car and made an arrest, he tried to have the charges dropped.…
As he has recently with the FLRA, the President nominated two experienced Washington Hands to fill vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The Author discusses the Senate process and provides copies of the nominees written statements and extensive responses to Senate questionnaires. Since their confirmation is a virtual certainty, those…
The Internal Revenue takes accessing taxpayer databases without an official business purpose seriously. The first offense can--and does--lead to removal. This 13-year federal employee was fired and the…
If your agency is making changes and intends to notify its union(s), you will probably end up bargaining with the union. These tips can increase your leverage.
A Homeland Security official was fired for being less than truthful over a machete attack involving his girlfriend's son. A GPS tag sowed he had visited the house…
A federal employee charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, and attempted rape of a child opted to retire when notified he would be indefinitely suspended without pay until the…
A proposal to allow federal employees under the FERS system to get credit for unused sick leave did not get through the legislative process last year and was…
Federal unions and some congressmen are asking for an executive order reestablishing the partnerships of the Clinton 90s. The author asks if we'd be better served by a…