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Art isn't dead, but in this classic 2D fighting game compilation, it is old and oddly sparse
Don't cross the yellow tape
Look after this companion cube
The rules of attraction
Mix and match
Save the Invisibles, er Minimoys, er whatever
Impressive cricket sim betrayed by predictable tail end
Putting the 'ass' and 'fault' in Asphalt
All you're running from is the wind, but sometimes that's enough
Stabbing Crusaders in the neck is more fun than we ever expected
Epic. Brutal. Educational? Get ready to experience the Renaissance by stabbing it in the face
Being stealthy is only so fun if the enemies are dim bulbs
Desmond Miles' final trip into the Animus is uneven, but worth taking
A bite-sized experience in more ways than one
Connor's tale is technically monumental, but disappointing for fans of the series
Ezio's final adventure piles on new features, but is that enough?
This platform-hopping prequel can't hold a candle to the original, but pint-sized murder is still kinda cool
Bigger isn't necessarily better, but it's close
Hit the weak spot for massive damage
These guys really love the letter "X"
God of rocks
An anime icon from the past returns in retro style
A trip down memory lane
For once, a puzzle/action hybrid lives up to its potential
Spending time with Asura should make you glad, not mad
It's hard to bag on such a stunningly bright, cheery adventure
Another day, another underwhelming anime RPG
A finale that goes out with merely a fizzle
Totori doesn't quite turn lead into gold
The date may live in infamy, but the game's pretty good
A solid racing game that offers up enough varied styles of racing to keep you coming back for more
A near-religious musical gaming experience
A beautiful combination of puzzles and sensory wizardry
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Email: email@example.com Sage HallSamuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementCornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853-6201Phone: 607-255-7209
Professor Michaely's research interests are in the area of corporate finance, capital markets and valuation. His current research focuses on conflict of interest in the capital markets, corporation payout policy, and the corporate finance decision of privately held firms as well as issues related to the IPO process.
Michaely has published numerous works (several of which received best-paper awards) in refereed journals such as the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Business, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. His research has been also frequently featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, Investor's Business Daily, The San Francisco Chronicle, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Barrons, Money, Reuters, Worth, and others.
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Michaely currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Finance. He is on the board of several startups including Tipranks, Urbanr, and Meerchantz. He is on the advisory board of Nielsen Innovate and was a director of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) from 1998 to 2003.
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Michaely, Roni; Rubin, Amir; Vedrashko, Alexander. "Corporate Governance and the Timing of Earnings Announcements" Review of Finance (Accepted)
Michaely, Roni; Roberts, Michael R. "Corporate Dividend Policies: Lessons from Private Firms" Review of Financial Studies 25.3 (2012): 711-746.
Leary, Mark T; Michaely, Roni. "Determinants of Dividend Smoothing: Empirical Evidence" Review of Financial Studies 24.10 (2011): 3197-3249.
Ellis, Katrina; Michaely, Roni; O'Hara, Maureen. "Competition in Investment Banking" Review of Development Finance 1.1 (2011): 28-46.
Brav, Alon; Michaely, Roni; Roberts, Michael; Zarutskie, Rebecca. "Evidence on the Trade-Off between Risk and Return for IPO and SEO Firms" Financial Management 38.2 (2009): 221-252.
Weld, William C.; Michaely, Roni; Thaler, Richard H.; Benartzi, Shlomo. "The Nominal Share Price Puzzle" Journal of Economic Perspectives 23.2 (2009): 121-142.
Brav, Alon; Graham, John R.; Harvey, Campbell R.; Michaely, Roni. "Managerial Response to the May 2003 Dividend Tax Cut" Financial Management 37.4 (2008): 611-624.
Brav, Alon; Graham, John; Harvey, Campbell; Michaely, Roni. "The effect of the May 2003 dividend tax cut on corporate dividend policy: Empirical and Survey Evidence" National Tax Journal 61 (2008): 381-396.
Boudoukh, Jacob; Michaely, Roni; Richardson, Matthew P.; Roberts, Michael R.. "On the Importance of Measuring Payout Yield: Implications for Empirical Asset Pricing" Journal of Finance 62.2 (2007): 877-915.
Brav, Alon; Lehavy, Reuven; Michaely, Roni. "Using Expectations to Test Asset Pricing Models" Financial Management 34.3 (2005): 31-64.
Grullon, Gustavo; Michaely, Roni; Benartzi, Shlomo; Thaler, Richard H.. "Dividend Changes Do Not Signal Changes in Future Profitability" Journal of Business 78.5 (2005): 1659-1682.
Brav, Alon; Graham, John R.; Harvey, Campbell R.; Michaely, Roni. "Payout Policy in the 21st Century" Journal of Financial Economics 77.3 (2005): 483-527.
Grinstein, Yaniv; Michaely, Roni. "Institutional Holdings and Payout Policy" Journal of Finance 60.3 (2005): 1389-1426.
Bloomfield, Robert J.; Michaely, Roni. "Risk or Mispricing? From the Mouths of Professionals" Financial Management 33.3 (2004): 61-81.
Grullon, Gustavo; Michaely, Roni. "The Information Content of Share Repurchase Programs" Journal of Finance 59.2 (2004): 651-680.
Graham, John R.; Michaely, Roni; Roberts, Michael R.. "Do Price Discreteness and Transactions Costs Affect Stock Returns? Comparing Ex-Dividend Pricing before and after Decimalization" Journal of Finance 58.6 (2003): 2611-2636.
Ellis, Katrina; Michaely, Roni; O'Hara, Maureen. "The Making of a Dealer Market: From Entry to Equilibrium in the Trading of Nasdaq Stocks" Journal of Finance 57.5 (2002): 2289-2316.
Grullon, Gustavo; Michaely, Roni. "Dividends, Share Repurchases, and the Substitution Hypothesis" Journal of Finance 57.4 (2002): 1649-1684.
Llorente, Guillermo; Michaely, Roni; Saar, Gideon; Wang, Jiang. "Dynamic Volume-Return Relation of Individual Stocks" Review of Financial Studies 15.4 (2002): 1005-1047.
Grullon, Gustavo; Michaely, Roni; Swaminathan, Bhaskaran. "Are Dividend Changes a Sign of Firm Maturity?" Journal of Business 75.3 (2002): 387-424.
Ellis, Katrina; Michaely, Roni; O'Hara, Maureen. "The Accuracy of Trade classification Rules: Evidence from Nasdaq" Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 35.4 (2000): 529-551.
Koski, J. L.; Michaely, Roni. "Prices, liquidity, and the information content of trades" Review of Financial Studies 13.3 (2000): 659-696.
Kalay, Avner; Michaely, Roni. "Dividends and taxes: A re-examination" Financial Management 29.2 (2000): 55-75.
Ellis, Katrina; Michaely, Roni; O'Hara, Maureen. "When the Underwriter Is the Market Maker: An Examination of Trading in the IPO Aftermarket" Journal of Finance 55.3 (2000): 1039-1074.
Michaely, Roni; Womack, K. L.. "Conflict of interest and the credibility of underwriter analyst recommendations" Review of Financial Studies 12.4 (1999): 653-686.
Ellis, Katrina; Michaely, Roni; O'Hara, Maureen. "A Guide to the Initial Public Offering Process" Corporate Finance Review 2.5 (1999)
Canina, Linda; Michaely, Roni; Thaler, Richard; Womack, K.. "Caveat Compounder: A Warning about Using the Daily CRSP Equal-Weighted index to Compute Long-Run Excess Returns" Journal of Finance 53.1 (1998): 403-416.
Michaely, Roni; Grullon, Gustavo. "Corporate Payout Policy and Product Market Competition"
Merkley, Kenneth J.; Michaely, Roni; Pacelli, Joseph. "Does the Scope of Sell-Side Analyst Industry Matter? An Examination of Bias, Accuracy and Information Content of Analyst Reports"
Ljungqvist, Alexander; Chahine, Salim; Michaely, Roni; Sraer, David. "Marketing Financial Claims"
Chhaochharia, Vidhi; Grullon, Gusvavo; Grinstein, Yaniv; Michaely, Roni. "Product Market Competition and Agency Conflicts: Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act"
Kecskes, Amrus; Michaely, Roni; Womack, Kent. "What Drives the Value of Analysts' Recommendations: Earnings Estimates or Discount Rate Estimates?"
Michaely, Roni; Womack, Kent L, 2005, Market Efficiency and Biases in Brokerage Recommendations, in Advances in Behavioral Finance II, eds Richard H. Thaler, Princeton University Press.
Allen, Franklin; Michaely, Roni, 2003, Payout policy, in Handbook of the Economics of Finance, eds George Constantinides, Milton Harris, and Rene Stulz, Elsevier.
Michaely, Roni; Shaw, W. H., 1998, Underwriter choice, institutional holdings and future IPO performance, in Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, eds Cheng-Few Lee, JAI Press.
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The Scarboro Missionary was informed in early March that he could no longer preach or celebrate mass publicly in the archdiocese.
The religious priest had provided an affidavit to the Supreme Court of Canada last summer, on behalf of a group of same-sex couples, challenging Canada's legal definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
The priest admitted in his affidavit, which only became public in February, that he knew his position contradicted Church teaching, and that he disagreed with the Church, reported the Catholic Register.
Fr. Brian Clough, judicial vicar for the archdiocese, told the Catholic Register that the archdiocese does not want Fr. Ryan "to be considered a priest in good standing, who can use a pulpit to expound his personal views."
According to the archdiocese, a priest in good standing can be registered under the Ontario Marriage Act to legally register marriages that he celebrates.
Fr. Ryan was not registered under the act, but he now would not qualify for registration even if he wanted to.
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A vehicle struck a tree after the driver became distracted on Monday, Aug. 25 at 4:45 p.m., on SW Farm Road.
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biographical name(born 1624, Wynford Eagle, Dorset, Eng.died Dec. 29, 1689, London) British physician. His Observationes medicae (1676) was a standard textbook for two centuries, noted for its detailed observations and the accuracy of its records. His treatise on gout (1683) is considered his masterpiece. He was among the first to explain the nature of hysteria and St. Vitus dance (Sydenham chorea) and to use iron to treat iron-deficiency anemia. Sydenham also named scarlet fever and differentiated it from measles, first used laudanum (a solution of opium in alcohol) as a medication, and helped popularize the use of quinine for malaria.
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A section of residents of Y. Pudupatti panchayat complained of allowing 150 in-patients of the Leprosy Rehabilitation Home located in the village to vote in the local body election. The villagers also alleged that one particular candidate, who had contested in the election, had "bought" the votes of the patients en masse.
Scores of villagers, including women, staged a protest at the Collectorate here on Monday and demanded re-polling at the panchayat. They also threatened to surrender their ration cards if their demand was not met.
The villagers, led by an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam functionary, A. Oomathurai, said that the patients from various places of Madurai and neighbouring districts, used to stay in the home for a long period and leave for their native place after treatment.
The number of patients, which used to be 450 earlier, had reduced to 150. "These people, who have their names in the voter list of their native villages, have their votes in Y. Pudupatti also. We pointed it out to the officials on October 13," he said.
The villagers had threatened to boycott election. The Revenue officials promised to take action, but did nothing, he said.
Stating that a separate polling booth was earmarked for the patients, Mr. Oomathurai, said that 148 out of the 159 voters, including the home officials, had exercised their franchise in the particular booth. "A total of 30 votes were rejected and 111 votes had gone in favour of a particular voter. The candidate had bribed them," he said.
Meanwhile, K. Pandiammal, candidate for Azhagapuri village panchayat president post, and her supporters staged a protest in the Collectorate demanding re-poll or re-counting of votes for the local body. They alleged that the wards were not taken up in numerical order for counting of votes. Besides, there were mismatch between the number of votes polled and those counted in some wards.
Stating that Pandiammal had lost the election by a margin of mere 17 votes, they sought for either re-counting or re-polling.
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Bulger was captured in June in Santa Monica, Calif., where he'd been living with Catherine Greig. Bulger, a longtime FBI informant, was wanted in connection with 19 murders.
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This is the first manifesto representing the views of blind young people.
It has been developed by us, the RLSB Youth Forum, and the wider vision impaired community through the first annual Future Exchange youth conference.
We will be taking the messages and solutions detailed in this manifesto to the people and organisations that can help us.
Twenty-five per cent of people living with sight loss are dissatisfied with their life overall. [1]
This manifesto is a summary of what we believe needs to happen to change this figure. We hope that it allows you to understand clearly and quickly what the issues we face are, and more importantly how we propose they are solved.
We hope that this manifesto will represent the views of young vision impaired people, so we can bring the community together to make changes to improve our lives and the lives of future generations of vision impaired young people.
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May Weather hails from western Maryland. They were the first in their hometown to take the cheesy little idea of "ska" to a progressive level. They were officially founded in 2010 after a long and gradual experiment of combining a metal drummer, a prog-rock guitarist, a jam-band bassist and some accomplished horn players from a couple of well established University music programs. Since their founding, May Weather has played hundreds venues all over the east coast in Maryland, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Hampshire including the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C., the Sad Cafe in Plaistow, NH, the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA, and many others. May Weather has played with countless bands, most notably have been Big D and the Kids Table at the Rock N' Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C., and I, The Breather in Frederick, MD. May Weather is currently finishing up their first full-length album titled "Your Life On Optimism" which will be released on December 14 at Right Choice Ministries in Hagerstown, MD. The album will be available on iTunes, www.May-Weather.com, and other online music vendors the following day.
The recent summer tour took May Weather up the east coast in promotion of their debut EP titled "This Is Almost an Album". The tour took them through cities such as Syracuse, NY, Atlantic City, NJ, and several others. The EP received several positive reviews from groups such as "Ska Lives" which has promoted heavily at events like Creation Fest. It was also reviewed and praised by Leanor Ortega or "Jeff the girl": saxophone player for long-time ska band, Five Iron Frenzy. Perhaps the best description of this album has been from Chase Long Beach, a California ska group. Former lead singer, Karen Roberts, said "this album is all over the place, but maybe for the first time ever, in a good way." The EP featured pop-punk, swing, progressive-rock, dubstep, and heavy metal tracks, all featuring a tight rock band and a powerful horn section.
The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist and primary writer Ross Semler, vocalist/writer/bassist Tallon Reazin, guitarist Brian Kough, drummer/writer Bailey Kercheval, trumpet player Jon Koch, trombone player Kris Nigh, and bari sax player Wayne Hawkins.
This winter the band will be venturing on two tours in promotion of their first full-length album! They have been invited to perform at several well established venues in six states including Bar East, New York City's top rock n' roll club! In the summer, possibly following the recording of another EP, May Weather plans on taking a two week tour to the west coast and playing with some big name acts in the area. The tour would potentially take them through Oklahoma, Colorado, California, and many other states.
The mission of this band is to bring a new flavor to the current rock scene in America. They hope to revive a sound that combines a long dormant genre and the progressive rock genres of today. If you want to know what they are talking about, look it up at www.May-Weather.com and give them a listen for free!


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Four Students Join $100,000 Winners' Circle In 2012 Siemens Competition In Math, Science & Technology
Jeremy is a member of his school newspaper and volleyball team, as well as a student tutor. He would like to major in biology or chemistry and aspires to be a physician.
William is president of the leadership group, We are Future Leaders. He volunteers at the American Cancer Society and is a member of the varsity fencing team. He would like to become a biomedical researcher.
Allen plays volleyball for his school and participates in an annual mission trip to help residents of impoverished areas. He would like to become a doctor.
The team was mentored by Dr. Terrence Bissoondial, a biological research teacher at George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York. Dr. Bissondial is the recipient of a Siemens Foundation Founder's Award, which recognizes outstanding individuals for encouraging students to engage in STEM subjects.
National Finalists Six individuals and six teams competed at the Siemens Competition National Finals. The remaining National Finalists were awarded the following scholarships: Individuals- $50,000 scholarship – Jiayi Peng, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York (Physics)
- $40,000 scholarship – Samuel Pritt, Home School, Walkersville, Maryland (Computer Science)
- $30,000 scholarship – Saumil Bandyopadhyay, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies, Richmond, Virginia (Electrical Engineering)
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Every time I leave the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR I come home with a bag full of stuff that I have accumulated along the way. My youngest son typically tears into the bag, once exclaiming that my return from the FAIR is always "like Christmas."
As a gardener he gets excited about a new packet of seeds. As a keeper of chickens he is delighted to have some "chicken treats." As a maker of soil he gets jazzed about a packet of mineral additives or a bag of alpaca poop.
My other children are less enthusiastic about my return. Some of them are skeptical of the FAIR in general. The fact that Ed Begley Jr. is a regular attendee makes them think that the FAIR might be a worthwhile endeavor.
For some strange reason, not all of my children think like me.
Coming home from the fair in Lawrence, Kan., I stopped in Chicago to watch my daughter Jessalyn run in the Chicago Marathon. That night in the hotel room I handed her my MOTHER EARTH NEWS bag and explained how it is pretty much like cracking open a Christmas stocking.
She works in advertising in New York City. No garden. No chickens. No compost. But she ripped into the bag with a cautious optimism.
She was not enthusiastic about the grated beet and horseradish concoction I had purchased, so she set that aside. Not everyone loves beets.
She evaluated the stickers about stopping genetic engineering and the promotion of honeybees with the eye of a designer and writer. As someone who takes the train each day, she has no need for bumper stickers.
But there was a fridge magnet that caught her eye. And she set a scented candle aside to go home with her. She was curious about the jar of "honey and hops" spread, and delighted by the granola bar from Iowa.
It's funny. Albert Bates and Bryan Welch and I have been holding public discussions about societal change and activism at the past few fairs. Something that always comes up in the conversation is the demographic of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS reader—and how the magazine appeals to all sides of the political spectrum.
We spend a lot of time with the audience discussing how to effectively reach people of opposite persuasions with our varying points of view.
And while I might do that in real life, I don't really practice it with my children. I am required to run our family as a dictatorship, because I don't dare take a chance on democracy with this crowd. And to my continued astonishment there are varying points of view even in my own family.
Fortunately the "stuff" from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR appears to cut across my family's lines. Now that Jess has had her "Christmas" from the bag, I'll toss it over to my youngest so that the items Jess left.
Lyle Estill's latest book is an anthology written by 14 different sustainability pioneers—including Albert Bates and Bryan Welch. Their "Small Stories" discussions with fairgoers have become an interesting addition to the FAIR.
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For the first time in recent Local history the entire Executive Board won by acclamation.
Ashaki Robinson Johns – President
Eddie Eitches – 1st Vice President
Will Taylor – 2nd Vice President
Kirk Mensah – Secretary
Monique Love – Treasurer
Delegates: Jerry Gross, Sandy Krems, Mark Matulef
Alternative Delegates: Regina Gray, Christopher McLennon, Rodney Rose
Union Demands Safeguards for Employee Health;
Management Refuses to Negotiate over Ebola Protections
The Union responded swiftly to a potentially serious incident in HUD's Fort Worth, Texas office, in which an employee who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus, and who had announced that exposure to co-workers, was subsequently out sick with symptoms that are connected to Ebola, such as fever and vomiting. Although, fortunately, the employee did not have Ebola, the situation highlighted the urgent need to have plans in place in case the spread of Ebola in the U.S. does reach a HUD office or a HUD employee.
On October 16, 2014, AFGE Council 222 President Holly Salamido submitted a demand to bargain to the Department over health and safety measures specifically related to the Ebola virus.
HUD refused to negotiate. The Department claims that procedures and protective actions taken in response to the Ebola virus are covered by Article 26, Safety and Health, of our collective bargaining agreement, Supplement 99, Pandemic Planning and Response Guidance, and the Department's own "Pandemic Planning and Response Guidance."
That's right. HUD thinks that occupational safety and health procedures and planning for an influenza outbreak will cover Ebola.
Your Union doesn't agree. And we told HUD why. Read the e-mail that President Salamido sent back to the Department (it also contains HUD's inadequate response to our demand to bargain), and the detailed memo that accompanied President Salamido's e-mail.
We didn't ask HUD to equip every employee with biohazard suits. Our demands were reasonable and would not cost the Department anything. We are disappointed by HUD's attitude.
While the Union sees no cause for panic, we do see a need to plan, prepare, and prevent future problems.
The Union cares about protecting employees, our families, and people with whom we come in contact. It does not seem that HUD management shares our concerns.
New Travel System Effective October 1
Concur Travel and Relocation System to Replace FedTraveler
We have concluded two agreements with HUD regarding implementation of the new Concur Travel and Relocation System, which will replace FedTraveler on October 1. Concur is the Federal Government's E-Gov Travel Service 2 (ETS2) provider. Concur is a cloud-based service, currently used by more than 90 Federal agencies.
The first agreement provides for training of personnel who will use the system, either as travelers or approving officials.
The second agreement addresses both the implementation of the system and the reassignment of six affected employees in Headquarters and Fort Worth.
Management will bargain locally about employee moves and related issues. The reassignments are scheduled for January 1.
Management has agreed to allow us 30 days (instead of the usual 10) to request bargaining over any new information we learn about Concur through November 30, 2014. That gives us two months after system implementation to figure out if there are any new matters that need to be negotiated.
Union Prevails in Ginnie Mae Bypass Complaint
FLRA Upholds Union's Right to Attend and Participate in Formal Discussions
In 2012, Local 476 filed an Unfair Labor Practice complaint against HUD with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). The complaint arose when HUD refused to complete bargaining over Ginnie Mae's reorganization and Ginnie Mae officials subsequently ejected Union representatives from an all-staff meeting. Such meetings--scheduled in advance, with management officials present, a formal agenda, and mandatory attendance--are considered formal discussions. The law permits Union representatives to attend and participate in such meetings. Ginnie Mae had also failed to notify the Union of similar all-staff meetings that it held.
In response to the Union's complaint, the FLRA ultimately ordered Ginnie Mae to post a notice (by e-mailing it to all bargaining unit employees) in which Ginnie Mae promises to provide sufficient notice for Local 476 representatives to attend all formal meetings, and to permit employees to exercise the rights assured by the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. Under the direction of the FLRA, Ginnie Mae and Local 476 signed a settlement agreement that set out the terms for Ginnie Mae's compliance; in return, the Union withdrew its complaint.
Union Prevails in Fair and Equitable Treatment Case
Arbitrator Ruled that HUD Violated the HUD-AFGE Agreement
Regarding Certain Hiring Practices
In 2002, AFGE Council of HUD Locals 222 filed a grievance alleging that HUD violated the Parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement by not treating all employees fairly and equitably. Specifically, the Union alleged that:
The Union hired the law firm of Snider & Associates, LLC, to represent its interests, and though the case has gone on for more than ten years, the Union has prevailed. Arbitrator Andree McKissick ruled that HUD violated the Parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement and ordered that a large class comprising of HUD employees is eligible for promotion to the GS-13 level with back pay and other benefits. Because this case goes back to 2002, many back pay awards will likely be significant.
Many bargaining unit employees have already been contacted by attorneys from Snider & Associates. If you have not yet been contacted, you should expect to be contacted within the next few months. Please continue to cooperate with the attorney that reaches out to you. The information and data that the firm is collecting is very important to the case. Read more.
HUD-AFGE National Contract Protects LGBT Community
For Quarter-Century
by Carolyn Federoff, past president, Council 222 of HUD Locals
Did You Know?
A legally-binding union contract is often the only protection LGBT workers have to fight employment discrimination.
Pride At Work is a nonprofit organization and an officially recognized constituency group of the AFL-CIO that organizes mutual support between the Labor Movement and the LGBT Community for social and economic justice.
The EEO article of the HUD/AFGE Collective Bargaining Agreement includes additional protected classes beyond those protected under Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The HUD/AFGE Agreement also includes protection from discrimination based on "sexual preference and/or orientation." There's a proud history behind that language, but we don't talk about it. I started to wonder why, and the only thing I can think of is because we had to sue the Department to get it, and we don't want to appear to be rubbing management's nose in it. But, when you look at the history, the bargaining team that agreed to this milestone language--the first AFGE contract, and, we believe, the first federal employee contract to protect against LGBT discrimination--was composed of civil service managers, as well as union representatives.
During negotiations in 1988 and 1989, the parties agreed to extend non-discrimination protection to LGBT employees, and to recognize as family persons "related by affinity." LGBT employees still couldn't file a discrimination complaint with the EEOC, but they could file a grievance alleging discrimination in violation of the HUD/AFGE Agreement. During the agency head review of the final negotiated contract, Secretary Kemp struck these two down as "unlawful." Needless to say, there were probably some management team members who were taken to the woodshed over their agreement to redefine family and protect LGBT employees.
AFGE, my union, appealed the decision to the FLRA. While on appeal, the HUD/AFGE Agreement was published and implemented without the "offending" language. The FLRA ruled in our favor in 1991 (39 FLRA 396), and the Department appealed the decision. Eventually, HUD decided not to pursue the matter further (perhaps because of a change in Administration).
Shortly thereafter, two replacement pages to the HUD/AFGE Agreement were sent to all AFGE bargaining unit members. The replacement pages included the language originally agreed to by the negotiations team.
When I received my copy, I didn't see it as a "celebration of diversity." For me, it was an extension of equal employment opportunity rights. It's also an explanation of why GLOBE and the other special emphasis organizations irk me. They frequently undercut and undermine the value of the union. They present themselves as being able to establish better relationships than we can.
Well, as Robert Frost said, "good fences make good neighbors." And good agreements make good relationships.
It may now seem obvious or even passé to protect LGBT employees in the workplace. But since the FLRA issued its ruling upholding the contract language Clinton's OPM found LGBT discrimination to be a prohibited personnel practice, covered by the Office of Special Counsel, and the Bush Administration cancelled that order. But it didn't matter at HUD, because we have a contract.
I owe my protection in the workplace to some brave civil service managers, to my union negotiation team members, and to AFGE, my national union, for fighting the court battle until it was won.
Don't celebrate my diversity. Recognize my rights, and provide an avenue for enforcement. Put it in my contract!
Read about the status of telework at HUD and throughout the Federal Government in OPM's Status of Telework in the Federal Government. Search for "Housing and Urban Development" or scan for highlighted sections to see HUD's data.
Telework is good for employees, good for HUD, good for the metro area, and good for the environment. The Union agrees with the report's conclusion that management attitudes are our biggest barrier to implementing telework more effectively.
Situational and emergency telework is good for continuity of operations but it does not respond to the need for regular telework for all eligible employees. Local 476 is working to improve telework benefits for our employees. Read more about HUD telework policies.
Wondering what you're supposed to do when the office is closed due to inclement weather and other emergencies? See HUD's Telework Policy Handbook (page 20) and the Telework Supplement for guidance.
HUD's Employee Satisfaction Rate Declines for Third Straight Year See the full report of the 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results. |
You Said It: "HUD is the Worst Place to Work"
Employee Viewpoint Survey Shows HUD Tied for Last Place among Federal Agencies
Local 476 President Ashaki Robinson Johns Addresses Survey Findings
The evidence is in. HUD ranks (once again) as one of the worst places to work in the Federal Government. This is not news as most of us are aware of morale's downward spiral across the Department in the past few years. As federal employees, we are assaulted on many fronts; conservatives don't see the utility of federal service and liberals don't think that we do enough to service our customers. Sadly, it seems as if we are also being attacked from within our agency by upper management that is constantly "transforming" the way that we do business. Read the full story.
GAO Tells HUD: Make Strategic Human Capital and Workforce Planning an Ongoing Priority
In a March 2013 report to Congress, GAO noted that HUD has not created incentives or accountability for staff to report accurate workload data. Citing a June 2012 OPM review, GAO stated, "HUD's human capital and workforce planning activities did not always follow key principles for planning, implementing, and evaluating the results of human capital management policies and practices." GAO concluded that "HUD continues to lack consistent, analytically-based data generated from an effective resource management system...management may not have complete information upon which to make effective resource estimation and allocation decisions." Read the GAO report.
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