When it comes to membership you'll find people at those higher levels joining for the purpose of signing onto a members only health insurance program ~ e.g. several postal groups are like that, or maybe long term care, which NTEU offers.
Such members still do not qualify to be represented.
I noticed someone else had claimed the IG's report had a union rep present in all interviews. Wonder if that was the case when it came to the grade levels involved in the scandal ~ or if that was just if a bargaining unit person was being questioned. I know at my level if a union rep wanted to be present I'd had USPS and the union in court ~ they'd never get to talk to me unless I wanted to, and I did much more than my fair share of whitleblowing over the years. Show me to the federal witness protection program please!!!!!!
I think the folks at American Spectator owe it to the rest of us to AKS the right questions eh. They didn't. Most likely they've never had anyone on their editorial board who worked in a federal agency at the headquarters unit. Well, maybe Charles Guy, but he was always wrong ~ as I've demonstrated numerous time.
“I noticed someone else had claimed the IG’s report had a union rep present in all interviews.”
Someone? Did you see that in an article? Incorrect as far as I know. The someone you are referring to may have been referring to Holly Paz, Director of Exempt Organizations.
Holly Paz - Director of Exempt Organizations (sat in on 36 of 41 IG interviews of subordinates). She was interviewed by Issa committee staff on Tues of this week but has not yet testified before Issa’s committee.