NFFE
Grievances
Contract
ULP
Person, Place or Thing
100

The President of NFFE

Who is Randy Erwin?

100

This distinguishes a gripe or unfairness from a matter that's grievable

What is a violation of some form

100

To list these in descending order of weight: a contract, an agency regulation, a nationwide regulation

What is 1) nationwide regulation, 2) contract 2) agency regulation

100

It is a ULP for the Agency to form an employee committee that works to improve working conditions because we are this

What is exclusive representative?

100

Between OSHA, OWCP, OPM, OMB, this office handles work injury claims

What is OWCP?

200

Number of congressional sessions NFFE lobbied for the Land Mgmt Workforce Flexibilities Act before it passed

What is three?

200

This ending to the grievance describes what is needed to resolve the matter

What is requested rellief?

200

Although preferrable for a CBA to stay in effect all through the Trump administration, the typical duration length of a contract 

What is three years? 

200

The Duty of Fair Representation requires this

What is equal treatment for members and non-members alike under the contract?

200

Our name for "taxpayer funded union time"?

What is official time?

300

Spanish term for Jeff Friday

What is Senor Counsel?

300

A curtailment of this practice prompts a grievance, even though it isn't addressed in the contract

What is a past practice?

300

A topic being substantially covered by contract language prevents the Union from later successfully filing a

What is a ULP? (or what is a request to bargain?)

300

This form can be filed after an employee contracts carpel tunnel from work?

What is a CA-2?

300

The Union can file a 7114 request.  Alternatively, any citizen can file a....

What is a FOIA request?

400
Number of the membership sign-up form

What is an 1187?

400
You do this if the Agency's action violates a law as well as a contract provision

 What is specify both violations in the grievance?

400

"I&I bargaining" means negotiating over the impact and .... of ................

What is Implementation?  What is the Agency changing something for the worse?

400

Shortly after you are interviewed by the FLRA about a ULP, expect to receive...

What is an affidavit?

400

His case established an employee's right to have the Union present during an investigatory meeting

Who is Mr. Weingarten?

500

NFFE's organizing donation program measures this in awarding funds to the local

What is annual net membership growth?

500

If this element is part of the grievance requested relief, attorney fees become possible

What is "backpay"?

500

Main method of determining the bargaining unit's priorities before starting negotiations

What is a survey?

500
Most typical violation charged in a ULP

What is bad faith bargaining?

500

All Congressional committees that aren't appropriations committees are this type of committee

What is an authorizing committee?

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