Major Changes to the New
Contract
Missouri National Guard and the Association of
Civilian Technicians
Article 1 (General Provisions)
OLD CONTRACT: Contract distributed in hard
copy to all employee's
●NEW CONTRACT: Most employee's will
receive the contract in electronic form (CD).
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Article 2 (Labor management
Relations)
OLD CONTRACT: Signed waiver of
Weingarten Rights or representation prior to
examination no longer required. Notification of
Weingarten Rights (FORM) (DELETED)
●NEW CONTRACT: Verbal Notice - If the
supervisor believes that disciplinary action may
result from the examination or meeting, then
the supervisor is required to inform its
bargaining unit employee of the following:
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Article 2 (cont)
A) You are entitled to Labor Organization
representation if you are subjected to any
examination by a representative of the agency
in connection with an investigation if●1) you reasonable believe the examination
may result in you being disciplined and.
●2) you request representation.
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Article 3 (New Technician
Counseling)
Now the workplace briefing does not have to
be documented on the 904-1. However, the
Employee Performance Standards counseling
needs to be documented on the 904-1. Erased
entry in 3 Months.
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Article 5 (Training and
Education)
Current DOD/NGB policy directs that
Technicians will attend Military Schools in
military status. The contract has not
significantly changed.
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Article 8 (Uniforms)
OLD CONTRACT: Employer provides 3
additional sets of “duty uniforms”.
●NEW CONTRACT: Empolyer provides 3
additional sets of “BDU's”.
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Article 9 (Daycare)
NO agreement on Day Care. Union wants
agency to pay each employee a stipend per
child. Management contends that this is not
IAW any law and have declared Day Care Nonnegotible. This issue is in arbitration.
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Article 13 (Equal Employment
Opportunity Program
Labor organizations are barred from handling
EEO complaints in most situations. This articles
sole purpose was to describe the the EEO
compliant system.
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Article 14 (Employee
Assistance Program)
Removed addendum stating that management
must deal with alcohol and drug abusers with
non-disciplinary means.
●Employee's with alcohol or drug problems will
be held to the same perfomance and conduct
standards as others with other illness or health
related problems. Now supervisors can follow
TPR 752 and use disciplinary means where
appropriate.
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ARTICLE 15 (Health and Safety)
Management agreed to provide telephonic
headphones to those with documented neck
problems.
●Air National Guard personnel may have
OHPE's done in military or technician status at
the Technicians option.
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Article 18 (Standby/On Call)
Compensatory time for time worked only.
However, Technicians will receive a minimum of
2 hours called in to work.
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Article 20 (Merit Placement)
Army National Guard Bargaining Unit positions
may be dual announced (AGR/Tech).
●Selection packets are good for 60 days.
●No rating panels for 9 or more applicants since
applicants are ranked based on their resume
and occupational questionnaire.
●No written justification to receive Cat 2
applicants is required. However, all applicants
in Cat 1 must be interviewed prior to receiving
Cat 2 applicants.
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Article 21 (Performance
Appraisal System)
"OLD" Technicians may file an appeal through
the State appeals process or negotiated
grievance procedures (but not both).
●"NEW" Technician may file an appeal through
the State appeals process (TAG Final
Authority).
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Article 23 (Reduction In Force)
Years of service will be augmented by credit for
performance ratings. The mathematical
average of the three most recent performance
ratings will be added to the Technicians years of
service to determine order of release.
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Article 24 (Attendance and
Leave)
OLD CONTRACT: The minimum charge of
leave or absence will be in increments of 15
minutes.
●NEW CONTRACT: IAW 5CFR630.206 "The
minimum charge for any type of leave or
absence is one hour, and additional charges
are in multiples thereof.
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Article 24 (cont)
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If an employee is unavoidably or necessarily
absent for less than one hour, or tardy, the
agency, for adequate reason, may excuse
him without charge to leave." "When an
employee is charged with leave for an
unauthorized absence or tardiness, the
agency may not require him to perform work
for any part of the leave period charged
against his account."
Article 26 (TDY and Travel)
This article included that abuse of the GTC
may result in discipline and included mandatory
split disbursement language.
●The addendums on adequate housing was
removed. Government Housing or lodging will
be IAW the JTRand DOD 4165.63M(1993),
which contain similar language to that which
was removed from the contract.
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Article 27 (Discipline and
Adverse Action)
This article applies to matters of conduct.
Performance situations are covered by article
21.
●Some time limits were reduced.
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Article 37 (Partnership)
Deleted union information in HRO Bulletin;
deleted pre-decisional involvement;
union/management meetings from semiannually to annually.
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Article 40 (Agreement
Administration)
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Contract Term is 5 years
Article 42 (Telecommuting)
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Telecommuting could be utilized on a
temporary basis at the TAGs discretion for
unusual circumstances.
The End
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Aren't you happy it's over.