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Arbitrator Orders Forest Service to Restore Telework for 20,000 Employees
An arbitrator has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to restore telework and remote work agreements for close to 20,000 employees represented by the National Federation of Federal Emp...
Federal Court Blocks FLRA From Stripping Career Staff of Union Election Authority
For once, the news out of the Federal Labor Relations Authority is good for federal employees and their unions.
Background: More Than 40 Years of Career Oversight
Since 1983, car...
FLRA Rule Change: What It Means for Union Rights
A recent rule change by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) quietly alters a process that has remained stable for more than four decades. Historically, union representatio...
VA Arbitration Ruling Reinforces Union Rights
Recent reports involving senior military promotions raise a deeper concern that extends beyond any single agency: the erosion of merit-based decision-making. Allegations that promo...
AFGE Wins HUD Telework Arbitration Case
Federal employees received significant news this week: AFGE Council 222 secured a class-wide arbitration win requiring HUD to restore routine telework agreements that were rolled b...
FLRA General Counsel and Federal Union Rights
If you are a federal employee in a bargaining unit, the nomination of a new General Counsel for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is not abstract politics. It goes direc...
HHS Telework Order Blocked by Arbitration Ruling
Federal employees received a notable reality check this week: a presidential return-to-office memo does not automatically override negotiated union contracts. In a significant arbi...
When Your Union Vanishes Overnight: A Wake-Up Call for Federal Employees
Imagine this: You badge into your VA job, ready for the dayā€”and suddenly, your union protections are gone. No notice, no negotiation, just... vanished. Thatā€™s what happened when th...
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