Amendment 38 to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have eliminated official time union representatives use to represent employees in grievance proceedings, unfair labor practices, and discrimination investigations, has been defeated. Thanks to all who called Congress to register their opposition. For more information on this and other attacks on federal employees and their unions, go to http://www.nffe.org/.
2012 Legislative week is May 14-18. Nominations for Legislative Week closed on March 16. Click here for a complete list of those selected to attend for the Forest Service Council.
For the first time, the agency has committed to rehiring returning temporary employees with 24 or more months of service, providing certain common-sense criteria are met. Rehire eligibility of others is not affected. This policy was developed by collaboration between your union and agency leadership in the Forest Service Partnership Council (FSPC). For more information, Click Here.
Your union has negotiated a procedure for the public posting of permanent non-entry positions in the bargaining unit. For a searchable listing of jobs and their locations, go to https://hrm.gdcii.com/outreach/Default.aspx.
In FY 2011, the Department mandated a cut in travel by 20%. Employees told us the travel cap was causing decreased efficiency, increased costs, and negatively affecting safety. We took this message to the Chief and to the Department and recommended a smarter way to keep costs down. Click here for more details.
The week of May 9, 2011 a delegation of a dozen Council representatives met with scores of Congressional representatives to present a specific legislative proposal for a "path to permanence." If enacted, it would:
Click here for more information, including a copy of the legislative proposal.
In this issue:
Do you receive your overtime pay at a rate less than 1.5 times your base salary? OR, have you been paid for your comp time during the past 3 years? If you answered, "Yes" to either of these questions, you may be able to recover back pay, liquidated damages, and interest. But, you must take action because the Agency will not automatically correct the error for you. Find out more...
Thousands of employees of land management agencies have served their country for 5, 10, 20, or more seasons under a string of temporary appointments -- with no benefits, retirement, or hope of career advancement. Many employees are trapped in this 2nd class status. This has huge negative effects on morale and efficiency.
See our Temporary Hiring Reform page for links to the congressional hearing and our work for reform.
In the 1930s, the New Deal CCC helped lift the country out of the Great Depression while building model citizens and investing in our nation's natural resources. With these reforms, we will be in a position to make similar contributions in the years to come. more...
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