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IVOL Feigenbaum decision

May 7th, 2012 | Posted by enealjr in Contract | News | Your Rights - (0 Comments)

Ruling

Arbitrator Charles Feigenbaum ordered the agency to discontinue using its Internal Vacancies on-Line program, IVOL, except that the agency could continue to announce vacancies online and accept paper or electronic SSA-45 forms. The arbitrator ordered that all current openings be re-announced in accordance with his decision. (more…)

newsDear Employees,
 
As you might know, in 2007 the union filed a national level grievance when SSA management improperly implemented the Internal Vacancies on Line program (IVOL) that dramatically changed the way employees put in for vacancies and the way that the applications are scored and how selections are made. AFGE won the arbitration.

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Per the Contract if you work a 2 hours of overtime you must have a 3rd break of 10 minutes.

AFGE/SSA NATIONAL AGREEMENT (Contract)

 

Article 10 -Hours of Work, Flextime, Alternate Work Arrangements and Credit Hours

 

Section 1 — Hours of Work

 

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Do you know what a grievance is? Article 24 of the National Agreement between Union and Agency says:

A grievance means any complaint:

A. by an employee(s) concerning any matter relating to the employment of the employee;
B. by the Union concerning any matter relating to the employment of any employee; or

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