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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did SSA says they are following the RtO memo— which has a carve out for following the law, and therefore CBAs?  Or that 100% of staff would be coming in, screw the CHA?  Big difference. [/quote]

not sure why someone won't just post the language of the email, but from what i've seen it seems that all they did was send out the "will fully comply" email that was requested in the OPM memo:  "The agency head or acting agency head should email all employees notifying them of President Trump’s PM Return to In-Person Work, attach a copy of the PM, and notify employees of the agency’s intention to fully comply with the PM."

but since the memo also says that "OPM recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations" so full compliance doens't necessarily mean that they will ignore the CBA.[/quote]

Yeah, the email is in that vein[/quote]

THANK YOU!

— SSA employee who is out of the country this week and can’t access email, but is covered under the CBA. There is a huge difference between “will comply with Trump’s order” and “will ignore the CBA”. The CBA should still carry the day, but it’s going to be a lot easier if they don’t just ignore it and need an injunction.  At SSA, a difference that affects 42,000 people. I feel terrible for our managers, but they have known for at least 2 months they would likely have to come in  everyday.  Rank and file has felt somewhat protected by the CBA.

“SSA killed telework” guy may have fun trolling, but the misinformation and lies suck. If 42,000 employees out of. 60,000 have telework, it is not dead. [/quote]

I dunno.  Given the memo states up front -  "In addition, during the Biden Administration, federal unions attempted
to abuse the collective-bargaining process to guarantee full-time telework into the indefinite future
and forestall any requirement to return to the office"  - I think folks are dreaming if they don't believe that the Trumpers are going to go scorched earth to toss out any CBA provisions that purport to guarantee telework.[/quote]

“Abused the collective-bargaining process” … that’s so ridiculous. It’s called negotiating an agreement. If someone doesn’t like the agreement, that doesn’t mean the parties abused the process.[/quote]

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