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Message: <blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2413718" data-attributes="member: 711">Very interesting indeed.  When the government contracts out work, many of the protections that Federal employees have either disappear or are ignored by the contractor.  A standard acceptance letter says something to the effect that "you can fire me any time for no reason and I know I have no recourse, and I can quit any time I want to."That's one of the many reasons there are so many contract employees doing Federal work.  Some of the larger contractors are ripe for unionization, but the supply of workers up to now makes it very difficult to organize.  However, every employer eventually has the union it deserves.  That can range from none to something like the Teamsters (who are better to deal with than some other unions!).The woman who was fired would not, of course, have been in any bargaining  unit, given that she  was a "highly compensated executive."  I suspect the company did not do this right.  Right would be a solid record of a series of performance improvement conferences, signed by both parties, company and employe, with details on performance that needed to improve, and consequences if it did not.A great many people who probably should have been fired prevail in court or some other venue when management does not build their case properly.From the sound of this article, I suspect this is a simple act of reprisal, and if that is so, I hope she gets a ton of money.</blockquote>

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