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The FLRA has labor relations experts. The NLRB also hasLR experts and has been around much longer deciding cases similar to those decided by the FLRA. The FLRA…
As federal labor relations staffs dwindle, more managers are being called upon to negotiate a labor agreement for an agency. Here are a few suggestions from an experienced…
A VA employee who was placed on a performance improvement plan and given a notice of proposed removal for unacceptable performance was offered a transfer. The employee went…
An Air Force employee who was transferred and then did not receive an upgrade because of poor performance decided to retire before his performance improvement plan was up.…
A manager in the VA completed his probationary period but also put him on a performance plan (PIP) because of performance deficiency. The PIP was extended a couple…
Are dress codes an anachronism in federal agencies? Should employees be able to wear plastic flip-flops and tank tops when they come to work? Should agencies care about…
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has just issued a decision that gives DoD approval to proceed with the new labor relations structure by…
The Postal Service reached a settlement with an employee being demoted. The former postmaster was to apply for disability retirement and the agency was to cooperate and facilitate…
A Bureau of Prisons senior officer specialist was deployed to Iraq after his Marine Corps unit was activated. He was court-martialed for dereliction of duty and assault as…
A patent examiner has lost in her bid to persuade the MSPB and a federal court that her resignation was involuntary. The issue is not the employee's subjective…