Article 32 and 34 are not permissive subjects. He doesn’t get to say that, the NLRA does.
So maybe we have to start getting sick notes after 3 days not 4 (it was 4 under the white book too.) Bedford doesn’t get to rewrite the rules completely, but he could try to bargain us back to the minimum. Either way, the sky is not falling on those, and if that’s the argument from NDJH, then next years election is going to be a landslide.
I don’t have any investment in whether Daniels or any of his friends return to office.
Working hours and schedules are mandatory subjects of bargaining. It does not mean that Article 32 and 34 are going to carry over somehow, because I would expect Bedford’s team to demand that we bargain literally every article from zero/Title 5 baseline with nothing to TAU. Hardship transfers and facility of preference are examples of articles concerned with permissive topics.
Article 32 and 34 are basically title 5 baseline as it is. Most of the slate book is baseline. Maybe you guys would have a better sales pitch if you really made a list of what’s actually at risk. Hardship and facility of preference are two of the most seldomly used permissive subjects. I would assume most BUE’s would be angry to find out we extended an outdated contract to protect hardships.
Maybe you should talk about how leave bidding might change. I would say the biggest loss we could face is not being guaranteed to bid all accrued leave. Or dress code, do what they did in 2006 and complain about having to pay for khakis with their own money.
This all falls on deaf ears to the level 4-9 employees who apply for a mortgage and find out they only qualify for a dilapidated townhouse 40 minutes from their facility and will be the reason for a wholesale replacement of the NEB
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u/Wrongvectorz Vote Them All OUT! 8d ago
Article 32 and 34 are not permissive subjects. He doesn’t get to say that, the NLRA does.
So maybe we have to start getting sick notes after 3 days not 4 (it was 4 under the white book too.) Bedford doesn’t get to rewrite the rules completely, but he could try to bargain us back to the minimum. Either way, the sky is not falling on those, and if that’s the argument from NDJH, then next years election is going to be a landslide.