01.18.2021 - By Peter Broida
Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida: POPA and PTO, 71 FLRA 1223 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Effect of EO 13837 on negotiability of official time and allowances, subjects of bargaining); DOJ Bureau of Prisons and AFGE Local 3690, 71 FLRA 1247 (Dec. 29, 2020) (official time and the "carve out" doctrine); DHS C&BP and AFGE Local 1929, 72 FLRA 7 (2021) (bargaining obligations: conditions of employment and working conditions)