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From:
Dejuliis, Ralph
Sent:
Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:07 AM
To:
|OK FO Moore; Purifoy, Dennis; Neal, Sandra
Subject:
Notice of Change to Union Designee
Good Morning, All!
I understand that Moore will no longer allow AWS employees to earn credit hours so they will not have to sign for an hour of annual leave when a Federal Holiday falls on one of their 9 hour days.
The Union would like to bargain impact and impact / appropriate arrangement.
Just a couple of thoughts that could LEGALLY achieve the same results and make everyone happy:
(1) Management could offer AWS employees an hour of comp time that they would use on to cover the 9th hour on Federal Holidays which fall on a nine hour day.
(2) Management could exercise its rights under Article 10, Appendix A, Section 6 and SUSPEND 5/4/9. So doing for a day, would put the CWS person on regular flex for a day on which they could legitimately earn a credit hour or two to cover the 9th hour on Federal Holidays which fall on a nine hour day.
(3) Management could remind AWS employees they can go OFF of AWS for the last month of each six month AWS period (See Article 10, Appendix A, Section 5.B) which would be March and October during. The employees can continue to work 9 hours a day BUT they would be earning an hour a day of credit hours. So doing would allow them to accumulate 20 hours of credit hours which would they could carry over when they resumed their 5/4/98 schedule. Then, they'd have enough carried over credit hours to cover the hour of leave that needs to be accounted for on Federal Holidays that fall on one of their 9 hours days.
Anyway, I see many contractual ways to address the issue which keeps the time and attendance kosher and accommodates the desires of Local Management to keep Moore employees happy and productive and satisfies the desires of the employees.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience!!
Thank you!!
Ralph de Juliis, President
AFGE Local 2505