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VA Restricting Salary to Federal Employees Representing Unions

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNov 9, 2018 10:07 AM | Updated: Nov 21, 2018 9:35 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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OPM issues new guidance to agencies and the VA cuts of use of official time for medical professionals to focus on “putting veterans first.”

VA Takes Action to Restrict Collective Bargaining and Official Time

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAug 19, 2018 9:51 AM | Updated: Aug 28, 2020 3:45 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
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The VA is clamping down on unions’ use of collective bargaining in some situations.

AFGE Seeking Injunction of One of Trump’s Executive Orders

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 18, 2018 11:47 AM | Updated: Jun 26, 2018 3:48 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

AFGE is seeking an injunction of one of President Trump’s executive orders regarding the use of official time.

More Unions Sue Over Executive Orders

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 14, 2018 9:43 AM | Updated: Jun 23, 2018 10:10 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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13 more unions have sued President Trump over the executive orders he recently issued that attempt to place restrictions on federal employee unions.

NTEU Seeking Injunction of Executive Orders

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 12, 2018 4:03 PM | Updated: Jun 22, 2018 10:30 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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NTEU has filed for preliminary injunction against two recent executive orders that place restrictions on federal employee unions.

Will Executive Orders Change Collective Bargaining?

By Jeff NealJun 7, 2018 3:35 PM | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 2:15 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The author analyzes the two recent executive orders on federal employee unions and discusses on how they may impact civil service reform.

AFGE Sues President Trump Over Executive Order

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 31, 2018 9:52 AM | Updated: Jun 11, 2018 7:03 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

AFGE has sued President Trump over an Executive Order he recently issued that restricts the use of official time by federal employees.

Controlling Federal Unions’ Use of Official Time

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 28, 2018 11:59 AM | Updated: Jun 18, 2018 8:50 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A new Executive Order has been issued placing restrictions on use of a federal employee’s paid time when working as a union representative.

Restricting Federal Unions and Firing Poor Performers

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 25, 2018 6:13 PM | Updated: Dec 17, 2024 4:30 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
Group of employees around a conference room table engaged in collective bargaining/negotiations

New executive orders will restrict government financial support of unions and make it easy to fire poor performing employees.

‘Union Time on the People’s Dime’

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 24, 2018 1:49 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 9:24 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Use of “official time” by federal employee union representatives was the subject of a recent hearing in Congress.

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