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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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