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Update on Status of Telework Bargaining

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · CREAgrams, Telework

 
On January 19, 2010, the Director announced a telework program for non-bargaining-unit, non-supervisory staff. These are employees not covered by CREA’s contract.
This program is the same as the program proposed to CREA in October. Then and now, CREA considers the program more restrictive than necessary. Our bargaining team is still negotiating to develop a better [...]

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Telework Negotiation Update: CREA in Mediation with CRS Management

December 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · CREAgrams, Issue Update, Telework

 
CREA and CRS management are negotiating a congressionally mandated telework policy. In its FY2010 CRS appropriation, the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch included language instructing the Director to “adopt and implement…a telework program modeled on the Library’s existing system.” The Subcommittee expected that CRS should have its new telework policy in effect no later than [...]

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Subcommittee Supports Telework for CRS

July 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Announcements, Telework

The Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee included report language in this year’s CRS appropriation requiring the Director of CRS to “adopt and implement” a more flexible telework system. CREA and CRS had negotiated a telework policy as part of the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, the Director issued criteria governing its implementation that [...]

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