DoD workers seek union status on eve of ...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on April 28, 2006 | Comments Off
By Karen Rutzick Source: GovExec.com A group of about 100 civilian employees scheduled to enter the Defense Department’s new personnel system Sunday filed a petition this week for representation by a union, in an attempt to duck the transition. Employees at the Navy’s Human Performance Center...
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NSPS hearing delayed until fall...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on April 28, 2006 | Comments Off
Source: Federal Times By MOLLIE ZIEGLER The Pentagon’s appeal of a federal judge’s decision to block portions of its new personnel system will not proceed until fall at the earliest, according to the program executive officer in charge of the system. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...
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UNION FILES MOTION TO HALT CBP ELECTION...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on April 12, 2006 | Comments Off
Source: fednews-online The battle over which union will represent Customs and Border Patrol employees has become much more complicated. Last week, the National Association of Agriculture Employees filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District that would stop CBP from...
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Appeals court hears arguments in DHS lab...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on April 6, 2006 | Comments Off
By Karen Rutzick A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday in an appeal of an August decision that thwarted the Homeland Security Department’s new labor relations system. The panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, made up of judges Harry Edwards, A. Raymond Randolph...
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