OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

Department of the Air Force, Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson AFB, Colorado and Local 1867, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Case No. 98 FSIP 72, September 4, 1998 (Release No. 412).

The AGENCY proposed to require bargaining unit employees to inform supervisors of involvement in any outside employment so that a determination can be made about the propriety of that employment.

The UNION proposed to retain the language of the current contract stating that employees may engage in outside employment without a requirement to report such activity unless required by law, Office of Personnel Management directives or National Security requirements (the latter two sources are additions to existing language.)

Both parties' final proposals contained identical language making employees accountable for meeting prescribed standards of conduct and allowing for agency intervention in private activity only when such activity interferes with the ability to perform, appears to create a conflict of interest or may reasonably be expected to bring discredit or criticism of the employee or the Air Force.

The ARBITRATOR ordered the parties to adopt the UNION's proposal.