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 3 (2021) (bargaining obligations: conditions of employment and working conditions)