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Executive Order Narrows the Scope for Labor Negotiations at Federal Agencies

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.Nov 20, 2017 10:48 AM | Updated: Nov 27, 2017 3:56 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations no longer exists. Where does this leave federal employee unions and the workers they represent?

Trump Revokes EO Creating Federal Labor Councils

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithSep 30, 2017 4:16 PM | Updated: Jun 30, 2019 5:04 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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Elections have consequences. President Trump has issued an Executive Order revoking federal labor-management relations councils.

RSC Budget Proposes Cuts to Pay, Retirement Benefits

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 25, 2017 2:36 PM | Updated: Aug 3, 2017 9:39 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
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The House Republican Study Committee recently released its 2018 budget proposal which contains cuts or changes to programs impacting federal employees.

National Weather Service Breaks Union Contract

By Michael WaldJul 21, 2017 8:00 PM | Updated: Jul 28, 2020 5:26 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The National Weather Service has terminated its 16-year contract with its employee organization, the National Weather Service Employees Organization.

The Hatch Act, Unions and Postal Service

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 19, 2017 3:38 PM | Updated: Sep 3, 2020 10:51 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

According to the OSC, the Postal Service took action to assist a union’s political activity in violation of the Hatch Act.

USPS Gave Union Officials 2,776 Days For Election Work

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 12, 2017 10:12 AM | Updated: Sep 3, 2020 10:52 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
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A Postal union endorsing Hillary Clinton and other Democrats gave 2,776 days to union officials to work on the union’s political activities.

Union Dues, Retirement and Foreign Service

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 26, 2017 10:23 AM | Updated: Oct 19, 2021 12:12 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
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Should withholding union dues continue after a Foreign Service employee retires? In the first policy guidance decision from FSLRB, the answer is “no”.

OPM’s Official Time Report: Some Wonderfully Amazing Numbers

By Bob GilsonApr 2, 2017 9:11 AM | Updated: Apr 6, 2017 3:52 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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OPM has issued its latest report on official time use in agencies. The author looks at some of the numbers and some of the questions that they raise.

Fixing Federal Labor Relations: A Statutory Markup for Change

By Bob GilsonMar 1, 2017 10:36 AM | Updated: Mar 3, 2017 2:03 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The author says that the current labor relations statute is a failure that should be repealed or revised. He offers a detailed analysis of the changes he thinks need to be made to the law.

Democratic Senators Pledge to Support Federal Workforce

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 11, 2017 8:35 PM | Updated: Feb 14, 2017 9:12 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

A resolution recently introduced in the Senate pledges to support the federal workforce with “five fights for federal employees.”

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