Congressional Research Employees Association

 
1. Minutes. The minutes of the special board meeting (September 1, 2011), were accepted.
2. Election 2011. Secretary Stouffer e-mailed a draft of the election letter for Officers, Board, and Convention Delegate[s]. The election will be held October 5, with nominating petitions due September 14. The IFPTE National Convention will be July 16-19 in Las Vegas; [...]

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1. Minutes.The minutes of July 20, 2011, were accepted with edits.
2. Grievance. VP Jefferson presented a CREA grievance brought in April relating to so-called Smart Goals; the grievance has been denied at step 1 and step 2. The grievance committee recommends not pursuing the grievance to arbitration. Governor Jones moved, Governor Crocker seconded, and the [...]

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1. Minutes.The minutes of July 13, 2011, were accepted with an addition.
2. Presentation by Kathleen McKirchy. Ms McKirchy, from the AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council, gave an overview presentation of the Council’s activities and distributed information packets. At a future meeting the Board will consider joining the Council.
3. CRS Director. The position of CRS Director will [...]

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1. Minutes.The minutes of June 29, 2011, were accepted.
2. FMLA. An agreement between the unions and LC has been reached on the Family and Medical Leave Act. An MOU (or MOA) will be signed soon.
3. Bargaining. Contract negotiations are proceeding somewhat slowly.
4. Early Outs/Buyouts. One option has been outlined involving a VERA/VSIP and a furlough [...]

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1. Minutes.The minutes of June 1, 2011, were accepted. (Thank you Governor Sinquefield.)
2. CREA Cafe. Should we reconsider the cafe format? After discussion, Governor Crocker moved, Governor Perl seconded, and the motion passed unanimously that we query the membership about their attendance/ nonattendance, interest in, and ideas for the cafe. We will use that input [...]

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