2019 SSA-AFGE National Agreement (FULL CBA eff 102719) - AFGE LOCAL 2206

NATIONAL AGREEMENT

between

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (AFGE)

and

The effective date of this Agreement is: October 27, 2019

Social Security Administration Office of Labor Management and Employee Relations

Table of Contents

Preamble ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Recognition and Coverage of this Agreement ....................................................................................5 Management Rights..............................................................................................................................6 Article 1 ? Governing Laws, Regulations and Existing Conditions of Employment ......................7 Article 2 ? Union Rights ......................................................................................................................8 Article 3 ? Employee Rights ................................................................................................................9 Article 4 ? Management Initiated Mid Term Bargaining ................................................................19 Article 5 ? Union Initiated Mid Term Bargaining............................................................................26 Article 6 ? Dues Withholding ............................................................................................................29 Article 7 ? Duration of Agreement....................................................................................................33 Article 8 ? Official Travel..................................................................................................................34 Article 9 ? Health and Safety .............................................................................................................41 Article 10 ? Hours of Work ...............................................................................................................52 Article 10 ? Appendix A (FWA and Credit Hours for Field Offices) ..................................................57 Article 10 ? Appendix B (FWA and Credit Hours for TSCs) ..............................................................63 Article 10 ? Appendix C (FWA, CWS, and Credit Hour Plans for HQ Components)..........................69 Article 10 ? Appendix D (FWA and Credit Hour Plans for OHO) .................................................... (73 Article 10 ? Appendix E (FWA and Credit Hour Plans for OARO Field)............................................78 Article 10 ? Appendix F (FWA and Credit Hour Plans for PSCs, ROs and GC ROs) ..........................81 Article 10 ? Appendix G (Flextime, Credit Hour Plans and FWA for WBDOC and SRC) ..................84 Article 11 ? Use of Official Facilities and Communications...........................................................88 Article 12 ? Recycling and Going Green ..........................................................................................92 Article 13 ? Parking and Transportation ...........................................................................................93 Article 14 ? RIF and Transfer of Function........................................................................................96 Article 15 ? Contracting Out Bargaining Unit Work .......................................................................97 Article 16 ? Training and Career Development................................................................................98

Article 17 ? Monetary Awards ........................................................................................................102 Article 18 ? Equal Employment Opportunity .................................................................................106 Article 19 ? Office Space .................................................................................................................115 Article 20 ? Child Care and Elder Care ..........................................................................................118 Article 21 ? Performance .................................................................................................................121 Article 22 ? Within-Grade Increases...............................................................................................132 Article 23 ? Disciplinary and Adverse Actions ..............................................................................135 Article 24 ? Grievance Procedure....................................................................................................139 Article 25 ? Arbitration Procedure ..................................................................................................150 Article 26 ? Merit Promotion...........................................................................................................155 Article 27 ? Details...........................................................................................................................169 Article 28 ? Classification................................................................................................................172 Article 29 ? Union-Management Meetings.....................................................................................174 Article 30 ? Union Time ..................................................................................................................175 Article 31 ? Time and Leave............................................................................................................179 Article 32 ? Veterans........................................................................................................................191 Article 33 ? Temporary, Probationary, Part-time, Permanent and Seasonal Employees.............192 Article 34 ? Workers' Compensation..............................................................................................201 Article 35 ? Employee Assistance and Counseling........................................................................203 Article 36 ? Research Programs and Demonstration Projects .......................................................205 Article 37 ? Tests and Employee Selection Process.......................................................................207 Article 38 ? Multilingual/Bilingual Employees..............................................................................208 Article 39 ? Work At Home By Exception.....................................................................................210 Article 40 ? Alternative Dispute Resolution...................................................................................212 Article 41 ? Telework.......................................................................................................................214

Preamble

This Agreement is entered into by and between the Social Security Administration (hereinafter referred to as SSA or the Employer) and the American Federation of Government Employees (hereinafter referred to as the Union or AFGE). The parties mutually recognize that the Congress of the United States has expressed public policy concerning labor relations in the Federal Government as follows:

"...the right of employees to organize, bargain collectively and participate through labor organizations of their own choosing in decisions which affect them, safeguards the public interest, contributes to the effective conduct of the public business, and facilitates and encourages the amicable settlement of disputes between employees and their employers involving conditions of employment; and the public interest demands the highest standards of employee performance and the continued development and implementation of modern and progressive work practices to facilitate and improve employee performance and the efficient accomplishment of the operations of the government." Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the civil service are in the public interest. (5 U.S.C. 71) Pursuant to this policy, the parties have agreed upon the various articles hereinafter set forth. This Agreement constitutes a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Social Security Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees.

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Recognition and Coverage of this Agreement The American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, is recognized as the exclusive representative of employees in a nonprofessional unit and a professional unit in accordance with the Certification of Consolidation of Units, Case No. 22- 09146(UC), approved by the Federal Labor Relations Authority on August 30, 1979 and as subsequently added to by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. This Agreement covers all employees pursuant to said recognition. The parties further agree that should AFGE request certification to include subsequently organized groups of employees in the consolidated unit, such certification will not be opposed by SSA if the grouping would otherwise be considered an appropriate unit under the Law. Upon certification by the FLRA, such groupings shall automatically come under this agreement.

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