These are federal work place disputes (2nd paragraph in article), so they are mistreated by the Federal Government. Isn't that what the public service union provide? Why the redundancy?
There is a large number of federal employees who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Supervisors and managers make up a bunch and employees with security clearances are another group.
Generally MSPB cases are based on wrongful termination claims. Its how you appeal a termination if you are not a union employee and have no right to arbitration.
Anyone who's case goes before the MSPB knows they have little chance of succeeding, the gov wins 90% of the cases.
Not all Federal Employees are covered by Unions and often Unions can’t afford to take all disputes to Arbitration. There are Administrative Law Judges who work for the MSPB that usually hear the initial cases. It is only when the appellant doesn’t like the ALJ’s decision that (s)he appeals to the Full MSPB Board which this poor guy was apparently a member of. Those decisions are now in limbo in those cardboard boxes.
Jimmy Carter and Cover Your Arse (CYA)! Democrats always grow government, it is their base and that is their natural inclination. CYA comes to play as a 3 person panel gives enough cover to allow any complaints to be ignored.
Lawyers making work for other lawyers is what started this mess under brain dead Peanut Farmer....
Exactly - every base I was on had a system in place to handle such grievances...not only mostly superfluous but even the union reps/membership is waning at a lot of places.