Union Membership Pays Off: NFFE Member Wins Job, Backpay, Interest, Benefits!
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
(National Federation of Federal Employees)Are you a long-time employee who has always
been told you were doing a good job? You think
you have job security, but do you really?
Consider the recent case of a Forest Service
member at Golconda Civilian Conservation Corps
Center. He had worked at Golconda for more than
10 years, always had good ratings and gotten
awards, never received any kind of discipline
or warning at all. Suddenly he found himself
investigated and then fired for what amounted
to co-worker gossip and hearsay, much of it
going back years.
Because the employee
was a NFFE member, he was entitled to union
assistance and he got it, first from NFFE Local
1840 and then from NFFE HQ. NFFE’s legal team
handled the arbitration of his removal and
methodically destroyed the Agency’s shoddy
case. A labor arbitrator ruled 100% for NFFE
and the employee, ordering him reinstated to
his position at Golconda with full backpay,
benefits, and interest. NFFE’s excellent
litigation was noted in the FEDSMILL
labor blog.
NFFE local leaders
Brooks Hayden and Kristi Caudel brought this
case to NFFE HQ’s attention and assisted with
representation up until the arbitration stage.
“Our Local and the NFFE Legal team did a
great job getting this employee the justice he
deserved” said Brooks Hayden. “This case
truly demonstrates the value of NFFE
membership.”
NFFE members have job
security. Other federal employees in the
Golconda employee’s situation would have to
hire a labor lawyer for $25,000 or more to try
and overturn an unjust firing. NFFE members
receive this representation for free. Tell your
co-workers, they could be next! Get them to
join NFFE today!
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