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Inside Story
Special Pay
Local Chapter president spearheads Special Pay
for for the 189th Airlift Wing for for Technicians and Reservists at Little Rock AFB
Mike Caffey Razorback Chapter President wouldn’t take “NO” for for an an an answer when it it came time for for getting the the pay disparity between active duty personnel and technicians at the the the 189th AW fixed It It has been a a a a a a a a a a a a a a long process to say the the the the least said Mr Caffey It It started back in in in 2006 when then the the the the 188 Fighter Wing located in in in Fort Smith Arkansas moved under the the the Tulsa pay pay scale resulting in in in in over a a a a a a a a a a a a $3 00 per hour pay pay increase Mr Caffey Caffey started researching how he he he could get the the same for for Little Rock Mr Caffey Caffey and others met with members for for ffor the the the the Arkansas Wage Grade Area Committee in 2012 This effort stalled and there was no changes to their pay location In 2013 the the Labor Organization along with management decided to pursue the the Special Pay
Scale and and a a a a a a a a a a a Commanders Action Group (CAG) was formed Over the the next year the the committee researched Office of Personnel Management regulations (OPM) and other guidance for their their presentation In 2014 the the the the CAG submitted their their package package to The Adjutant General (TAG) for approval Once approved the the package package was www chooseACT com www ACTnat com forwarded to the the National Guard Bureau (NGB) for for review Over the the next few months NGB NGB and DCPAS provided instructions to improve the the probability of approval from the the the OPM The committee made the the the changes and resubmitted to the the DCPAS The process was delayed two years as as the the Reservist from Little Rock who previously declined to be a a a a a a part of the the Special Pay
process now wanted in in In 2018 both packages were submitted to OPM for approval On April 6 2018 the the committee was was notified that the the Special Pay
Scale request was was presented to OPM for final approval On May 7 2018 the the Special Pay
Scale request was authorized for the the the 189 AW and the the 913th Reserves at Little Rock AFB
Mr Caffey plans on using the Special Pay
Scale as a a a a a a a a a a a a recruitment tool to to gain membership at the the local chapter and possibly getting the the reservist to to come over to ACT 08