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Agreements between NFFE Local 1998 and Passport Services
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Collective Bargaining Agreements: NFFE
Local 1998 and Passport Services have negotiated five collective
bargaining agreements (also called "CBA", or
"contract", or "Agreement", or Union
Agreement"):
- July 3, 2001 CBA
- September
23, 1991 CBA
- June 4, 1986 CBA
- March 11, 1985 CBA
- June 8, 1983 CBA
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Current July 3, 2001 CBA:
Click
here for Word Document Version of Contract
Click
here for PDF Version of Contract
February
8, 2005 Amendment
February
10, 2005 Amendment
February
11, 2005 Amendment
May
22, 2008 Amendment
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July 3, 2001 CBA
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Prior to the July 3, 2001 CBA, NFFE Local
1998 and Passport Services Management negotiated 4 previous CBA's,
effective on: September
23, 1991; June 4, 1986; March 11, 1985; and June 8, 1983 (the latter is
not pictured).
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Memorandums of Understanding/Joint
Memos
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MOU signed by Union and Management regarding
auditing of passport files (PIERS): MOU
8-14-2008
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New Passport Specialists performance
elements: Joint
Memo 5-23-2008
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MOU signed by Union and Management to
resolve Unfair Labor Practice charge regarding Management's decision to
contract out the passport application execution/acceptance function: MOU
1-29-2008
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MOU signed by Union and Management regarding
use of other Department of State personnel to perform the passport
application execution/acceptance function: MOU
1-29-2008
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Settlement Agreements
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Second shift/night shift grievance
settlement: Settlement
Agreement 5-22-2008
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime
pay grievance settlement: Settlement
Agreement 2-11-2005
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Work schedules arbitration settlement
agreement: Arbitration Settlement Agreement
11-29-2004
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Union/Management Council
Meeting Minutes
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National Union/Management Council Meeting
Minutes:
August
6, 2003 NUMC Official (Joint) Meeting Minutes
December
3-4, 2002 NUMC Official (Joint) Meeting Minutes
September
25, 2001 NUMC Official (Joint) Meeting Minutes
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Local office Union/Management Council
Meeting Minutes:
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Local Policy/Practice
Agreements
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FLRA Documents relating to
NFFE Local 1998 and/or Passport Services
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Negotiability Appeal Decision: Decision and Order on
Negotiability Issues: 60
FLRA No. 34. The FLRA issued a decision in this negotiability
appeal, ruling that the Union's proposals - including the proposal to
"maintain the status quo" - were negotiable, in response to
Management's attempt to terminate three compressed work schedules.
Management was ordered to substantively bargain with the Union prior to
terminating the compressed work schedules. (August 17, 2004)
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Order Dismissing
Exceptions: This decision by the FLRA came in an
"exception" (an appeal) of an arbitrator's decision. The
FLRA denied the exception on the basis that the Union had withdrawn the
grievance: 48
FLRA No. 117. (December 8, 1993)
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Unfair Labor Practice Charge: The
FLRA upheld an Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed by NFFE Local 1998
regarding Passport Services' refusal to provide the addresses of
bargaining unit employees: 43
FLRA No. 36. (November 27, 1991)
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Order Denying Application for
Review: This decision by the FLRA ended Management's
attempt to decertify NFFE Local 1998 as the exclusive representative of
Passport Services bargaining unit employees: 35
FLRA No. 129. (May 30, 1990)
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Certification of Consolidation of Units: Consolidation of Union: FLRA
Case No. 3-UC-50003. The FLRA certified NFFE Local 1998 as the
exclusive representative of all Passport Services bargaining unit
employees nationwide. (September 10, 1985)
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Certification of Representative:
Following the original certification issued in 1981, NFFE Local 1998 is
certified as the exclusive Union representative for all Passport
Services employees at the Washington, DC Headquarters: FLRA Case No.
3-RO-20016. (April 22, 1983)
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Revoked Certification: The FLRA
revoked the Certification of Representation issued to AFGE Local
3671 for a bargaining unit composed only of the Chicago Passport
Agency. The Department of State filed a Petition for Review of the
prior decision by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Labor-Management Relations that had granted AFGE Local 3671 the
Certification of Representation, and the FLRA ruled for the
Department of State. FLRA Case
No. 50-13100(RO) (May 1, 1979)
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MSPB Documents relating to
NFFE Local 1998 and/or Passport Services
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MSPB Report: "The Department of
State received a suggestion for formatting the agency's open
announcements for job bids. By using the suggested format, the
agency was able to transmit the information in less time. Another
employee suggested a way to paste passport pictures. The machine
readable passport is also the result of an employee
suggestion." Appendix G: Examples of Suggestions Adopted by
the Agencies Surveyed, from the MSPB publication, "GETTING
INVOLVED: Improving Federal Management with Employee Participation"
- page 101 (May 1986)
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Whistleblower Reprisal: The MSPB
ruled against the OSC regarding the charge that the Passport Office had
retaliated against an employee of the New York Passport Office when it
had reassigned him. While the MSPB agreed that the "whistleblowing
was a significant factor in the agency's action, the agency had shown
that it would have taken the same action regardless....": Special
Counsel v. Department of State (Rohrmann) - page 22 (1982 Calendar
Year Report)
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Whistleblower Reprisal: The Office of
Special Counsel (OSC) obtained a stay for a passport examiner who
alleged mismanagement: U.S.
Department of State [Rohrmann] - page 28 (1980 Calendar Year
Report)
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OSC Documents relating to
NFFE Local 1998 and/or Passport Services
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Hatch Act Advisory Legal Opinion: The
United States Office of Special Counsel
(OSC) issued an
advisory legal opinion
regarding whether employees of Passport Services are allowed under the
Hatch Act to write letters to Congress expressing concerns about the
integrity of the passport issuance process. The advisory opinion was requested by NFFE
Local 1998. The OSC summed up the request as follows: "Department
of State employees would like to consider writing letters or personally
visiting members of Congress to express your concerns about the passport
issuance process". In
the opinion, the OSC stated that the "Hatch Act does not prohibit
you or other Department of State employees from contacting members of
Congress". The OSC also noted that "the Hatch Act
does not prohibit you from using official time to contact members of
Congress about your concerns with the passport issuance
process". Click here for the OSC's letter posted on
the official OSC website (with the word "passport" and all
names redacted): advisory legal opinion.
Click here for the OSC's letter posted on
the NFFE Local 1998 website (this is the complete letter, nothing is
redacted): complete
advisory legal opinion. (January 24, 2007)
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This site is owned & maintained by IAMAW FD1 NFFE FL1998, the Union
that represents the bargaining unit employees of Passport Services (a
division of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs). The views expressed
here are those of the Union and not the federal government.
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