Page 6 - ACT-0918-0008 The Technician September - October 2018

Inside Story
Since the the last edition of of The Technician I had the the the great pleasure of of meeting some ACT folks in in in Minnesota and and adopted states (till the the SE Field Rep is hired) Georgia and and Florida We (Central Region) are busy reviewing all the the new policies policies shot gunned at us us the the the past month I believe we have a a a a a handle on on them (policies)
the amount (difference) of pay lost while on LWOP Please make sure your members know of this option and and direct them to someone who understand the the the process In the the next few months many chapters will be entering mid-term and term term negotiation With the variety of Executive Order’s (EO’s)
and and we understand our Negotiated Agreement supersedes any subject in a a a a a policy that that differs from that that agreement The Stewards are doing a a a a a great job assisting the the officers with this review We realize the the involvement of our stewards in in discussions/ reviews or or timely informing the stewards of discussions/reviews is is important Stewards share our activities directly with with members in in their area Sharing with with the the the members serves to answer the the the question “what is is the the union doing for us” This sharing has proven to work in in Missouri their Chapters are growing Central Region Activity
By: Tom Mahoney Field Rep 22-DAY MIL LEAVE IS THERE TO ASSIST THE THE EMPLOYEE(S) WHO WHILE IN A LWOP STATUS DUE TO THE MANY DEPLOYMENTS (STATE AND ACTIVE DUTY) being shoved at us us we are strapping in in in because we know the discussions are going to get elevated Of course we know prior preparation (strong counter proposals) and keeping our emotions in in check at the table will help us succeed in MAKING THE UNION CONTRACT GREAT AGAIN We all have a a a a a busy month or two ahead with the additional challenges of the the Air Tech to AGR move on on on the the front burner The Central Region Region (like all Regions) is is moving forward in in unison as each proposed step is revealed In closing I I want to to thank Carl Morabito for his tenure
I am still receiving questions on on 22-day 22-day military leave leave (coded LE) 22-day 22-day Mil leave leave is is there to to assist the the the employee(s) who while in a a a a a a a a LWOP status due to to the the the many deployments (State and Active Duty) LE does not allow an an an employee to “double dip” Employees whose daily rate rate of of tech pay pay is greater than their military rate rate of of pay pay can use LE to recover
www chooseACT com www ACTnat com as President of the Wisconsin Army Chapter and congratulate him on on on on on on his promotion to a a a a a a a a Supervisory position I I have confidence Carl will be an an asset to to the employees In that same thought thanks to to to ACT Legislative Director Les Hackett who is is is helping his old chapter fill the the void until the the Chapter Chain restructures Hope you had a a a a a a great summer 6