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Bargaining Union Employees vs. Agency Accountability - Bargaining Union Employees vs. Agency Accountability

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morick		#1 Posted : Monday, February 14, 2022 10:37:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Newbie Groups: Registered Joined: 8/19/2018(UTC) Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 times		I have a question as it relates to accountability between the Veterans Affairs agency and bargaining union employees (BUE) within a department with the VA. If a department of BUEs is refusing to do a job that they and the agency had agreed upon years ago via a contract, who or what within the VA agency is responsible for holding the BUEs accountable? Does that fall on a specific entity within an individual VA institution or does that fall on a regional entity within the VA (i.e. the VISN (Veterans Integrated Services Networks))? What steps need to be taken to hold the BUEs accountable for breaking contract (job audit, contract renegotiation, union involvement, etc.)?


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frankgonzalez		#2 Posted : Monday, February 14, 2022 1:57:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/8/2008(UTC) Posts: 6,060 Thanks: 109 times Was thanked: 1211 time(s) in 967 post(s)		Originally Posted by: morick I have a question as it relates to accountability between the Veterans Affairs agency and bargaining union employees (BUE) within a department with the VA. If a department of BUEs is refusing to do a job that they and the agency had agreed upon years ago via a contract, who or what within the VA agency is responsible for holding the BUEs accountable? Does that fall on a specific entity within an individual VA institution or does that fall on a regional entity within the VA (i.e. the VISN (Veterans Integrated Services Networks))? What steps need to be taken to hold the BUEs accountable for breaking contract (job audit, contract renegotiation, union involvement, etc.)? The supervisor(s) and Labor Relations Officer/Employee Relations Officer can begin the conduct/performance adverse actions on the employees who are refusing to do their jobs. If the union supports the employees in direct conflict with the contract negotiated with the agency, the agency can go to the FLRA to request action and sanctions against the union. If the union is not supporting the employees (because they are violating the contract), then the employees can be suspended and/or removed for failing/refusing to do their job.
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1 user thanked frankgonzalez for this useful post.		morick on 2/16/2022(UTC)
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