Human Resources
President Nominates FLRA Member and General Counsel: Will Federal Unions Picket in Protest?
The President has nominated a couple of DC area locals. The author asks if the unions will oppose these nominees as "ideologues."
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Court Cases
The Third Time is the Charm
A former Navy employee argued, in effect, that he did his job well and that removal was an unduly harsh penalty. The Merit Systems Protection Board thought removal…
Human Resources
Evidence in Negotiability Cases? The FLRA Greases a Slippery Slope
On remand from a court decision, FLRA was instructed to revisit a record. In a decision blaming the Agency for not rebutting the Union's lousy evidence, FLRA relies…
Court Cases
Joking With a Knife Leads to Removal
An explosives operator at Pine Bluff Arsenal told a co-worker he would "cut the buttons off her overalls" with the knife he was holding. She was not amused…
Court Cases
Premium Pay for Part-Time Federal Employees
Part-time employees have long been denied premium pay. A new decision from a federal court may change that practice as the court sends a case back to the…
Human Resources
A Modest Proposal For Improving Federal Supervision
As someone who teaches seminars relating to Federal performance appraisals, it's become clear we don't have a clue how to evaluate/appraise supervisors. It's just as clear to me…
Court Cases
Criminal Investigator Helping Mom Become US Citizen Stays Fired
A Criminal Investigator with the Department of Homeland Security who was fired for misconduct in connection with helping her mother try to win U.S. citizenship went to court…
Human Resources
Eliminating Time-in-Grade Requirements? Not So Fast
A proposed change to eliminate time-in-grade restrictions for federal employee promotions has been delayed again. The delay may signal the end of this proposal designed to expand pay-for-performance…
Federal Workforce News
The Obama Partnership Executive Order: Where is It?
It's been over 100 days since the inauguration of the President. There's a lot of speculation in Federal labor relations circles about the status of the allegedly impending…
Federal Workforce News
OPM’s Closely Held Report of Union Official Time Use
The Author was able to obtain a copy OPM's report on official time used by union representatives which reveals interesting data but apparently not distributed widely. Did you…