AFGE Sues President Trump Over Executive Order
AFGE has sued President Trump over an Executive Order he recently issued that restricts the use of official time by federal employees.
AFGE has sued President Trump over an Executive Order he recently issued that restricts the use of official time by federal employees.
A new Executive Order has been issued placing restrictions on use of a federal employee’s paid time when working as a union representative.
New executive orders will restrict government financial support of unions and make it easy to fire poor performing employees.
Use of “official time” by federal employee union representatives was the subject of a recent hearing in Congress.
A report on official time in the federal government calculates the cost in FY 2016 was $174,789,810, not including other substantial costs for union activities.
The 2019 Republican Study Committee budget blueprint includes a number of proposals to cut federal employees’ pay and benefits.
One Congressman is concerned that some VA employees may have violated federal law when they participated in a recent “March on the VA” union rally.
The author says that reports of official time issued by OPM are inaccurate and understated. He raises some questions about the use of official time.
A recent case decision suggests the FSIP has shifted from its past philosophy. The author provides an analysis.
The author says a proposed bill on official time reporting may offer some benefit, but does so at the expense of added paperwork and managerial challenges.