Awards Update

NTEU Chapter 67 President, Jenny Brown talks sequester with NPR

"We keep being told things like, 'Work smarter, not harder.' Or, 'Well, you're just going to have to do more with less,' "- Jenny Brown, NTEU Chapter 67 President speaking with NPR about the effects Federal Employees have had to deal with from the sequester.

Click here to HEAR the full story that aired on NPR

Click here to READ the story on the NPR website

Furlough Statement from Chapter 67

"Both locally, here in Chapter-67 (Ogden Campus) and at the national level, we will continue to lobby and educate Congress on the ridiculousness of this sequester and these proposed unpaid furlough days." - Jenny Brown Chapter 67 President

For the full statement from Chapter 67 Click here

For the Question and Answersfrom National NTEU Click here

To Join NTEU and stand up for Federal Employees Click here, fill out the form and bring it into our office or contact us for delivery options

Urgent Action Required!

The IRS informed NTEU that it was suspending payment of all awards as a result of the sequester last week. NTEU immediately notified the IRS that we are invoking our right to bargain over any suspension of bargaining unit performance awards programs. NTEU fought hard for these awards programs. They are an important part of compensation at the IRS and it is unfair to suspend these awards when employees have worked hard to earn them.

Please provide national NTEU with your home e-mail address by clicking here to receive information on this issue outlining what you can do to help, and regular updates on the awards situation. You may do this now on your government computer, in accordance with the agency's policy on limited personal use of the internet.

If you're not sure if NTEU has your home e-mail address, please provide it now.

NTEU Sequestration Survey Results

NTEU recently took a survey about the Sequestration and the Impact it would have on Federal Employees across the Nation. Click here to see the

 Sequestration Survey Results

Alert! Internal and External Job Openings (Article 13)

In the recent National Mid-Term Negotiations, NTEU was able to strengthen the

requirement for “first consideration” and allow employees to receive more information

upon request. When management announces jobs internally and externally at the same

time Article 13 Section 1B states, “The employer has determined that it will provide first

consideration to IRS employees for its bargaining unit vacancies by considering the Best

Qualified (BQ) candidates at all grades for which a position is announced.”

If you apply for these positions and you make the BQ list, but are not selected, and

management selects from the external announcement you have the right to request

information specific to the qualifications that management used in making their selection.

The information is ONLY available by request. The information will include:

• Reasons for non-selection from the BQ list
• Methods to improve chances for future vacancies
• Qualifications used to select the external applicant

Article 13 Section 7 G2

“If the Employer elects to select a candidate from outside the IRS, the counseling will

include reasons for the selection (e.g., the candidate displayed superior communication

skills in the interview, the candidate possessed more job-related skills) and suggestions

on how the employee may be better prepared for similar opportunities in the Future.”

UPDATE-Realignment and Reassignment in Accounts Management

Accounts Management Operations 1 and 2 Swing shift will be realigning teams. Management officials distributed a "wish list" to all swing shift employees, to list their top three available cubicles they would prefer to sit. Seating will be assessed in accordance with Article 15 and will be determined by the employee's Enter On Duty date. Lists should be returned CLOSE OF BUSINESS Monday January 14, 2013. Accounts Management hope to be moved and settled in by January 18, 2013. The move is necessary to properly balance the number of teams in each department to meet National Requirements, which are 15 Tax Examiners per team and 7-9 teams per department. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Union office (801) 620-6511 or 6756