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2021 Religious Accommodation Packet 2021 Reasonable Accommodation Packet (Medical)

As you are aware, the President has issued an Executive Order requiring all federal employees to be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. COVID testing is no longer part of the government’s plan for teleworkers or those who refuse to vaccinate.  There will be only two exemptions to this mandatory policy, for those proving they meet religious or medical qualifications (Reasonable Accommodation). We do …

September 21, 2021 | Mandatory Vaccination Executive Order Read More »

The past week many of you have shared your opinions with the Executive Committee of NAAE on the impending Agency policy addressing COVID in the workplace. Some BUEs strongly support this policy but others have expressed concerns about the implementation of this policy. We want you to know the Agency has engaged NAAE in periodic …

August 19, 2021 | Statement on COVID Vaccination Status Read More »

Good day, Bargaining Unit Members! It’s been brought to our attention that outside sources are contacting our bargaining unit members for representation opportunities. You may have received an email link, a survey monkey questionnaire, or other contact from these sources. We encourage you to be open and honest- on the survey and with us, your …

August 10, 2021 | Recent Survey on Representation Read More »

Attention Bargaining Unit Employees! Your NAAE Executive Committee is hosting a Zoom meeting on: April 24, 2021 at 2pm EDT. Please contact Kim Mann at kmann@scopelitis.com for registration. You’ll need to provide your name and a personal email address to attend. We’ll be discussing the following and much more.  In addition, we’ll reserve a considerable …

April 24, 2021 | NAAE Nationwide Virtual Meeting Read More »

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BEHIND BASELESS REMOVAL PENALTY? NAAE represents a Black technician in her quest to quash her supervisor’s proposal to terminate her employment with PPQ based upon cooked-up evidence of GOV misuse and submission of inaccurate records. This proposed discipline comes from her White male supervisor who spent days spying on her and, without her …

January 21, 2021 | NAAE Case Study “Baseless Removal” Read More »

PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE SAVES SOME FROM ONE-AND-DONE POLICY. During 2020, NAAE in its representative capacity has, on several occasions, had to confront the Agency’s zero-tolerance policy for employees discovered misusing their government computers or cell phones, such as for viewing porn, streaming, or gambling. In every instance, the Agency imposed the maximum allowable penalty, removal from …

January 14, 2021 | NAAE Case Study “One and Done” Read More »

Attention Bargaining Unit Members, as part of an ongoing series, NAAE is publishing case studies involving some of the progress made over the past few years. Stay tuned, there’s more to come… BROKEN FOOT? NO PROBLEM — JUST WALK TO THE DOCTOR’S. NAAE represents a PPQ Officer grieving an Agency decision to suspend him for …

January 12, 2021 | NAAE Case Study “Just Walk to the Doctor’s” Read More »

Attention Bargaining Unit Members, as part of an ongoing series, NAAE is publishing case studies involving some of the progress made over the past few years. Stay tuned, there’s more to come… KOWTOWING TO CBP? BIG MISTAKE! NAAE’s legal counsel came to the rescue of a GS-9 PPQ Officer who faced termination from the Agency …

January 8, 2021 | NAAE Case Study “Kowtowing to CBP” Read More »

Attention Bargaining Unit Members, as part of an ongoing series, NAAE is publishing case studies involving some of the progress made over the past few years. Stay tuned, there’s more to come… GO BACK TO COLLEGE – I DON’T THINK SO! NAAE convinced an arbitrator and then the FLRA that the Agency had violated a …

January 6, 2021 | NAAE Case Study “Go Back To College” Read More »