Congressional Research Employees Association

 
1. Minutes of July 14, 2010 accepted (with technical amendment). The Official Time agreement obligation is still in effect, through 90 days from its signing.
2. Mugs/Lanyards. It was the sense of the Board to purchase enough mugs (up to 350) to give to all current members as well as new members. It was also the [...]

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1. Minutes. The minutes of June 30, 2010, were accepted.
2. Employee Survey. Unions have been invited to participate in a group to analyze LOC’s areas of weakness. CRS responses have been disaggregated; a committee will do some analysis of the CRS data. Thanks to volunteers Governor Granger, Governor Harlan, and Governor Perl.
3. Monthly Meeting with [...]

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1. Minutes.The minutes of June 9 and June 16, 2010, were accepted.
2. CBA Opening. The request has been sent. The first meeting will be July 28; then the clock starts ticking on ground rules, etc.
Proposal from Joe S. discussed; clarification will be requested on customization of training to include relevant articles and number of [...]

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There was not a quorum at today’s meeting. A discussion was held, nonetheless on the following topics.
1. Topics for Meeting with Director. G&F “policy” on speaking to the media. It appears at odds with CRS official policy. Some question regarding the implementation of the CRS mentoring program within KSG.
2. Telework. President Roth told that IMT [...]

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1. Minutes. The minutes of June 2, 2010, were accepted.
2. CRS Reorganization. President R. reported that he and VP Jefferson have met with all affected groups; no major surprises have been encountered, and there are no major concerns beyond the issue of supervisors and performance during the transition.
3. Telework Update. Meetings with the initial group [...]

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