STAFFING
STAFFING . .
. NUMBERS AND POSITIONS
Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Kansas Health Care System,
Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas and
Local 85, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO,
Case No. 99 FSIP 164, March 15, 2000 (Release No. 430).
The AGENCY proposed that the Leavenworth Fire Department staffing
shall consist of a fire chief, an assistant fire chief, three captains,
and ten firefighters.
The UNION proposed that the Leavenworth Fire Department staffing
shall consist of a fire chief, an assistant fire chief, three captains,
and eleven firefighters.
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the UNION's proposal.
STAFFING . .
. PERMANENT OR TERM POSITIONS
Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Kansas Health Care System,
Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas and
Local 85, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO,
Case No. 99 FSIP 164, March 15, 2000 (Release No. 430).
The AGENCY proposed that "management 'review each term or
temporary appointment as it is vacated to determine appropriateness
for permanent appointment.'"
The UNION proposed the following:
The existing fire fighter positions which are now filled by
incumbents under term appointments shall be filled by individuals
under permanent appointments as soon as this can be achieved in
a manner consistent with the options and choices available to
the agency under applicable laws and regulations
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the AGENCY's proposal.
STAFFING . . .
TOUR . . . NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED
Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Newark, New
Jersey and Chapter 161, National Treasury Employees Union, Case
No. 00 FSIP 100, September 25, 2000 (Release No. 435).
The AGENCY proposed--
[T]o increase "actual" staffing of the summer 4 p.m.
to midnight shift from [eight] inspectors to 11 inspectors, with
minimum staffing of [five] inspectors, and to increase "actual"
staffing for the remainder of the year from [six] to [nine] inspectors,
with minimum staffing of [four].
Inspectors would be allowed, under a hardship policy, to request
an exemption from working certain tours.
The UNION proposed that "'nine inspectors [be] assigned to
the 4 p.m. to midnight tour in the summer and seven inspectors [be]
assigned...in the winter.'"
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the following:
1. The current 3x11 tour that converts to a 4x12 tour June 15
through September 15 will be replaced with a year-round 4x12 tour.
2. Actual staffing will be increased by two inspectors on the
4x12 tour (year round) as follows:
From May 1 to October 31 Actual: 10 Minimum:
5
Remainder of the year Actual: 8 Minimum:
4
3. The tour change and increased staffing as noted above will
be implemented effective November 1, 2000, when the staffing for
the "Remainder of the year" goes into effect.
4. The tour will be staffed first with volunteers.
5. If there are not enough volunteers, all tours at NIA will
be staffed by a rotation of all inspectors who will rotate equally
via a wheel concept through all tours based on seniority, and
other agreements between the parties currently in force.
6. A hardship policy will be implemented which will provide
employees, with substantiated legitimate hardship, who can demonstrate
that they have sought other alternatives without success, with
the opportunity to request to be exempt from working one or more
of the tours depending on the circumstances. Requests to be exempt
from the 4x12 tour will initially be considered jointly by the
Branch Chief and the NTEU representative for NIA. If there is
no agreement between them concerning the employee's request, then
the final decision whether to exempt the employee will be made
by the Branch Chief.
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