At the end of October, CREA was given proposed changes to CRS’s “Inquiries from the Public” guidelines. Management wanted to require that staff forward all inquiries to the Office of Communication, which would send out a neutral reply, declining any requests for information or assistance. The proposed guidelines did not give staff the discretion [...]
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Management Agrees to Provide Options for Staff Who Get Non-Congressional Inquiries
November 10th, 2009 · No Comments · CREAgrams
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Statements from the Candidates for Vice-President
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · CREAgrams
This year, the union has two candidates running for Vice President of Policy and Dispute Settlement: Julius C. Jefferson Jr. (KSG-G&F) and Lisa Moscatiello (CAC-Inquiry). Both have been invited to submit a statement in support of their candidacy. Their statements follow in alphabetical order.
Julius C. Jefferson Jr.
My name is Julius C. Jefferson Jr. and I am [...]
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President Roth Attends International’s 56th Convention
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · CREAgrams
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The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) held its 56th Triennial Convention in Las Vegas from August 8 through August 13, 2009. CREA President, Dennis Roth, represented CREA in the Locals’ Caucus. In addition, Dennis was asked by IFPTE President, Gregory Junemann, to serve as the Convention’s Parliamentarian and to sit on the Credentials [...]
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CREA Welcomes Administrative Support Assistants to the Bargaining Unit
June 8th, 2009 · No Comments · CREAgrams
CREA has successfully petitioned to have 7 administrative support assistants (ASAs) added to the bargaining unit. On May 28, CREA received notice from CRS management agreeing that 7 of the 8 ASAs, whose positions were originally placed outside the bargaining unit, should be in the bargaining unit.
The ASA positions were created to replace the production support positions eliminated as part [...]
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CREA Testimony Before Subcommittee
May 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · Bargaining Unit Issues, CREAgrams, Events, Performance
Written Statement of Dennis M. Roth
President
Congressional Research Employees Association (CREA)
Before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations
United States House
May 5, 2009
Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Subcommittee,
My name is Dennis Roth, and I am President of the Congressional Research Employees Association or CREA. We are the exclusive representative of all employees in [...]
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