The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), states that your time in PAID Leave status counts as “Hours of Work”. So if you have 8 hours of Annual Leave you have a sufficient number of hours to work overtime, or you can work 6 hours (regular time), use 2 hours Leave (annual/credit) and work 2 hours overtime.
REFERENCES:
5CFR 551.401 Hours of Work
5CFR 551.501 Overtime Pay
NOTE: However, you can only work Credit Hours after you have worked an 8 hour day.
Members,
Right now, Congress is reviewing a proposal to eliminate every federal employee’s most basic rights on the job. If this becomes law, you will have almost no recourse to contest a wrongful termination or suspension.
We need you to call 888-775-3148 NOW and tell Congress: oppose any version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes provisions to take away civil servants’ rights!
Here’s what you can do right now to protect your rights:
Tell Congress: My rights are NOT negotiable! Call 888-775-3148 NOW
In solidarity,
AFGE
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Know Your Contract
Well it is almost time for your FY 2015 final rating and just in case you did not know you have the option of “tooting-your-own-horn”. Sometimes your manager might not remember all the things you have done over the last twelve (12) months, so why not remind them…
Our AFGE/SSA National Agreement states:
Article 21, Section 6. G –Optional Employee Self-Assessment
“Employees will be provided the option of completing an end-of-cycle self-assessment, highlighting their accomplishments relating to the performance plan. Employees, who wish to submit a self-assessment,must do so no later than 10 days after the end of their appraisal period. A reasonable amount of time will be provided for this activity. Self-assessments should be maintained in the SSA-7B Extension File or electronic equivalent. Management will inform employees of the above self-assessment option fifteen (15) days prior to the end of the appraisal period.”
Deadline: Saturday October 10, 2015, if your appraisal year ends 9/30/2015
NOTE: All appraisals will not end on 09/30/2015.
AFGE Local 1395 would like to remind our members of our MOU with the agency concerning Religious Compensation:
RALLY on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5
WHERE: CORNER OF MADISON AND JEFFERSON
WHEN: Noon to 1:00pm
Help us distribute flyers to passers-by!
SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS:
NO CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC NEEDS
Download the entire flyer 12/05/2012 rally.
Sick Leave counseling should be for a leave PATTERN per Article 31 of the AFGE/SSA National Agreement below. A pattern is when you continually do the same thing, i.e. calling in sick every Monday. A pattern is not using all of your leave when you are sick. The agency should not be counseling on your leave BALANCE.
The Social Security Administration and its largest union, the American Federation of Government Employees, have signed off on a final contract, capping more than two years of tough negotiations.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into jointly by and between the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) General Committee, and the Social Security Administration (Agency), and collectively referred to as Parties.
The purpose of this MOU is to address all issues relating to the Agency’s decision to pay monetary awards in FY 2012 to AFGE bargaining unit employees.
After 27 months of intensive hard labor the goal of a new contract has finally been achieved.
What we need you the Union Member to do is “VOTE”, to ratify (approve) or not ratify (deny) the new contract.
This ratification vote must be completed by June 12, 2012. Information on how to VOTE will be attached.
You can see the New Contract on www.mycontract2009.org under “Contract for Ratification”.
[ Contract Changes ] [ Contract Flyer ] [ Ratification Ballot ]
