Congressional Research Employees Association

On Tuesday, CREA and the other two Library unions reached agreement with the Library on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to the implementation and impact of a possible shutdown. Many of the questions addressed in the FAQs released by the Library Tuesday were raised by the unions in these discussions. The MOU contains [...]

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Dear CREA Member,
The potential for a government shutdown has spurred both the management of the Library of Congress and the three unions representing Library workers to consult regarding the impact on employees. CREA has engaged with Library management to:
1) help clarify what the policy and procedures will be in the case of a government shutdown;
2) [...]

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CREA has a position statement on outside writing, revised in January 2010. Please see CREA on Outside Writing. Also feel free to consult your CREA representative with questions.

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Lists of First and Second Round of Teleworkers Available
On Tuesday, May 18, the CRS Office of Workforce Management and Development (WRK) forwarded to the Office of Information Management and Technology (IMT) the names of the first cohort of CRS employees that have been approved for telework. You can see your order in the queue by looking at the [...]

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CREA and CRS management met last week to discuss telework implementation issues that employees have brought to CREA’s attention since the announcement of the CRS Telework Progam. The Questions and Answers below reflect the consensus reached by CREA and CRS management on those issues.
Q. Why do employees who are already approved to work from home [...]

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