Can Federal Unions Bargain Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations?
What would a mandatory vaccination for federal employees mean in terms of labor relations?
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5 Workforce Executive Orders President-Elect Biden Should Cancel On January 20, 2021
The author lists five executive orders enacted by President Trump that he says should be canceled by President-elect Biden.
Will It Be Harder to Fire a Federal Employee Under a Biden Administration?
Executive orders are easier to issue than passing a law and also easier to revoke than a law. These are some likely changes under a Biden administration.
The Swing of the Pendulum
Labor relations laws change depending on the administration in power. The author looks at how rules governing unions have changed since the 90s.
Creating a New Class of Federal Employees
A new executive order has been issued creating a new hiring schedule to make make it faster and easier to hire and fire some federal employees.
Federal Employee Unions’ Bargaining Must Avoid Trivia
The FLRA has issued a decision to require bargaining only on topics with a substantial impact on working conditions for federal employees.
Freedom from Union Dues for Some Federal Employees
The FLRA has published a rule giving federal employees more leeway in canceling the withholding of union dues
Will DoD Restrict Unions for National Security Reasons?
A Federal Register notice authorizes removing employees from coverage by the labor relations statute when unions are not compatible with the mission of DoD.
Federal Employees and Canceling Union Dues
The FLRA has issued a decision overturning a long-standing restriction that made it more difficult to cancel union dues payments.
Federal Employees, Unions and Political Donations
Politics and federal employees can be tricky. Here are the federal employee unions with the largest donations to politicians.
