OFFICIAL
TIME
OFFICIAL TIME
. . . REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES
Department of Veterans Affairs, Eisenhower VA Medical Center,
Eastern Kansas Healthcare System, Leavenworth, Kansas and Local
1765, National Federation of Federal Employees, Federal District
1, IAM&AW, AFL-CIO, Case No, 99 FSIP 144, January 7, 2000
(Release No. 428).
The UNION proposed 100 percent official time for one Union official,
a minimum of 50 percent for another, and official time for all other
officials in accordance with the VA National Contract.
The AGENCY proposed the following:
The President, NFFE Local 1765, is entitled to 50-percent official
time for union duties as outlined in Article 2 of the Master Agreement.
Additional official time may be requested by the President, subject
to the approval of his/her supervisor, for special situations
such as local supplemental contract negotiations. Within 10 workdays
of the approval of this agreement the Union president and his/her
supervisor will meet to determine a schedule to accommodate Union
duties and VA work with 50 percent devoted to each.
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the following wording:
The President, NFFE Local 1765, shall receive 60-percent official
time for Union duties as outlined in Article 2 of the Master Agreement.
Additional official time for the Union president and other Union
officials will be granted consistent with Article 2 of the NFFE
Master Agreement and the Statute. Within 10 workdays of the approval
of this agreement the Union president and his/her supervisor will
meet to determine a schedule to accommodate 60-percent official
time for Union duties and 40 percent devoted to VA work.
OFFICIAL TIME . .
. UNION TRAINING
Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island
District, Rock Island, Illinois and Local 584, American Federation
of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Case No. 00 FSIP 143, December
22, 2000 (Release No. 437).
The AGENCY proposed the following:
The Employer agrees to authorize official time for the Union
officials to attend Labor-Management Relations training that is
of mutual benefit to the Employer and the Union. The total amount
of official time for this training shall not exceed four hundred
(400) hours per calendar year. The Union will submit a written
request for this official time and provide an agenda of all subject
matter to be covered at the training at least thirty (30) days
in advance of the requested training. The Union will provide the
Employer with copies of all materials used and/or handed out at
such training, so that the Employer can be equally well-informed
about the subject of the training. Official time not used under
this Article [six], Section 1d(2) will not accumulate. Approval
of individual attendees will be granted in accordance with mission
needs.
The UNION proposed the following:
The Employer agrees to authorize official time for Union officials
to attend training for representational duties. The total amount
of official time for the training shall not exceed six hundred
(600) hours per calendar year. The Union will submit a written
request for this official time and provide an agenda of all subject
matter to be covered at the training at least thirty (30) days
in advance. The Union will provide the Employer with copies of
all materials used and/or handed out at such training so the Employer
will be equally well-informed about the subjects of the training.
Unused hours of official time will not accumulate.
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the AGENCY's proposal.
OFFICIAL
TIME . . . REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES
Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island
District, Rock Island, Illinois and Local 584, American Federation
of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Case No. 00 FSIP 143, December
22, 2000 (Release No. 437).
The AGENCY proposed that the parties "maintain the status
quo, i.e., to authorize [one] day of official time each week for
the local president to administer the provisions of the negotiated
agreement."
The UNION proposed the following:
The Employer agrees to authorize the Union president two (2)
days of official time each week to administer provisions of the
Negotiated Agreement; and one (1) day of official time per month
for a Union executive officer to administer the provisions of
the Negotiated Agreement. The need for additional time for the
Union president will be evaluated in one year, based on data accumulated
by the Union president to document the amount of time required.
(The documentation can be a calendar or day book, etc. If either
party believes that the documentation does not justify a given
position, they may immediately refer to the impasse panel for
a decision.) Unused official time is not cumulative except in
accordance with Section [two] of this Article.
The PANEL ordered the parties to adopt the following compromise
wording:
The Employer agrees to authorize the Union President one (1)
day of official time each week to administer provisions of the
Negotiated Agreement; and one (1) day of official time per month
for a Union executive officer other than the Union president to
administer provisions of the Negotiated Agreement. The need for
additional official time for the Union president will be evaluated
in one (1) year, based on data accumulated by the Union president
to document the amount of time required. The documentation may
include a calendar or day book, etc. If either party believes
that the documentation does not justify a given position, they
may follow the statutory impasse procedures. Unused official time
is not cumulative except in accordance with Section [two] of this
Article.
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