Category: Grievance

Agency Settles – Leave for Voting in Mid-Term Elections

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In 2022 a grievance was filed on behalf of employees who applied for and were denied admin leave to vote during midterm elections. On October 26, 2022 Global Talent Management released a department notice explaining the new paid time off for federal employees to vote. On March 24, 2022 the Office of Personnel Management announced this new leave. The Department of State updated 3 FAM 3464.2 to reflect the policy.  However, some of our employees were denied this time, and used their own leave to go vote. The Union filed a grievance, and the Agency chose to settle, and returned employees’ personal leave. Great job NFFE 1998!!

Grievance, National, Settlement

Grievance Filed for FLSA Violation

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Earlier this month of March, 2019, a grievance was filed at the Dallas Passport Center on behalf of union steward Antonio Crestotholos. While on his break and on his own personal time, Mr. Crestotholos engaged a colleague in conversation. Management, making the assumption Mr. Crestotholos was conducting official Union business, proceeded to use the opportunity to unjustifiably reprimand the union steward for no apparent purpose other than provoking a reaction. Filed in response to a violation of Articles 20 and 28 of the Master Agreement, the grievance is intended to address management’s failure to adhere to FLSA requisites and in response to such unnecessary provocation.

Grievance, Local, Policy