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AFGE Local 997 Labor Briefing Briefing
by ROSA V. TIMMONS, President
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OVERVIEW

• MISSION STATEMENT
• ORANIZATION STRUCTURE
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNION EVENTS

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MISSON STATEMENT

• To provide government services to federal workers
• To ensure government workers are treated fairly
  and with dignity
• Work to secure the largest federal pay increase
  since 1980

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International ProfileLargest Fed. Employee Union

• Membership 220,000 (active/retired)
• Number of Locals 1,100
• Workers Represented by AFGE 600,000
• Men and women in the federal government and the
  government of the District of Columbia.
• Government at every federal agency depend upon
  AFGE for legal representation, legislative
  advocacy, technical expertise and informational
  services.

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International ProfileChief Executive Officers
(Contd)

• Total federal workforce (excluding postal)1.75
  million employed by Fed. Gov. 250,000 based in
  the Washington, D.C. area, metropolitan area 1.5
  million work in field offices throughout the U.S.
  
• The majority work in federal offices across the
  nation as mechanics, lawyers, correctional
  officers, environmentalists, nurses, mine
  inspectors and more. The range of jobs performed
  by both D.C. and federal government employees is
  impressiveand so is their work.

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History

• 42 founders from a variety of federal agencies
  created AFGE in 1932.
• AFGE believes that all unions should belong to
  the house of labor and has been nationally
  affiliated with the AFL-CIO since AFGE was
  founded in 1932

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National Headquarters

• AFGE is based in Washington, D.C., and provides
  comprehensive services for members including
  legal, legislative, technical, political and
  informational assistance.
• Chief Executive Officers John Gage, National
  PresidentJ. David Cox, National
  Secretary-TreasurerAndrea E. Brooks, Director,
  Women's/Fair Practices Departments

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Highest Membership Concentration (Contd)

• Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security
  Administration, Department of Defense, Department
  of Justice.

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Occupational Diversity

• Food inspectors, nurses, printers,
  cartographers, lawyers, police officers, census
  workers, OSHA inspectors, janitors, truck
  drivers, secretaries, artists, plumbers,
  immigration inspectors, scientists, doctors,
  cowboys, park rangers, computer programmers,
  foreign service workers, airplane mechanics,
  environmentalists, writers.

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Organizational Structure

• We have 12 regional district offices, each
  directed by a national vice president, administer
  support services to locals. AFGE bargains for
  working conditions and terms of employment under
  Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act. The
  pay and benefits of federal workers are
  established by Congress thought the legislative
  process. AFGE lobbies and testifies extensively
  on issues important to government workers.

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12 Districts

• AFGE.org

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5TH District

• Charlotte FlowersNational Vice President6724
  Church Street, Suite 2Riverdale, GA 30274Phone
  [phone]Fax [phone]afge5_at_bellsouth
  .net
• District 5 represents the following area
  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
  Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
• Local 997 falls under the 5th District

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Local 997,Union, Maxwell/Gunter

• Local President Rosa V. Timmons
• Local 997 represents over 2,500 BUEs at Maxwell
  AFB Gunter Annex
• We average 250 Dues Paying Members
• Office Located Gunter Annex Bldg 1510 RM 324
• Union Meetings Monthly, 3rd Monday, 530
• Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

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Union Dues

• Payroll deductible
• Dues 17.55 Bi-weekly
• Allotment authorized from employee s pay
• Call [phone]

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997 works with various Agencies

• Various Labor Relations Officers
• JAG
• Arbitrators
• MSPB Appeal Issues, Various Judges
• FLRA Work Unfair Labor Practice Issues,
• Work with various Attorneys and Investigators
• EEO Office, etc.

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Local 997 works with various agencies

• Labor Relations Officers
• JAG
• Arbitrators (A 3rd party neutral)
• Selected, Federal Mediation Panel Listing
• Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)
• Atlanta, GA
• Federal Labor Relations Authorities (FLRA)
  Unfair Labor Practice Issues
• We work with judges, attorneys, investigators,
  etc

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We encourage all BUES to read AFI 36-704

• AFI 36-704 addresses adverse actions.
• Various Administrative Actions
• Oral Admonishment
• Reprimand
• Suspension gt 14 Days
• Change to a lower grade
• Removal
• Reduction in Grade
• See Attachment 3, a must read!

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Annual Unions Events

• Picnic, summer time
• Thanksgiving Fest/Learn Program
• Christmas Party/Learn Program
• Regular, Lunch/Learn Programs
• at Maxwell MAFB Gunter Annex

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Having Problems at Maxwell AFB or Gunter Annex
call
[phone]