“Official Time” for Union Officials Under Fire in Congress
A bill has been introduced to restrict the use of paid time by federal employee union representatives who are performing duties on behalf of a union.
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Are VA Employees Working Full-Time for Unions Hurting Patient Care?
At least 85 nurses in the VA are working as full-time union representatives. Two Senators are questioning the impact on veterans of federal employees working as full-time union representatives.
Legislation Introduced to Closely Track Payment of Union Officials’ Salaries
The federal government currently pays salaries of employees who spend time representing unions. Legislation has been introduced to eliminate this practice.
Interesting Twists in OPM’s Official Time Report
The author raises some questions about the validity of this year’s official time report.
Union Official Time: AFGE Proposes a Blank Check
The author says an AFGE official time proposal fails to address accountability or tracking of the time.
The Politics (and Money) of Federal Union “Official Time”
In another dispute involving the union’s use of official time, FLRA backed off a stance taken in previous decision, reminding all of us again how important union institutional issues are to Federal unions and their friends among the “neutrals”. The author suggests that employee working conditions’ improvements take a back seat to union institutional issues again and that FLRA’s reversal is part of the politics of labor relations and clearly not part of the the law.
