It should be in the office for a concrete purpose. Not to BS around the water cooler

Nah. This has always been the case. Being there is a large part of your value.

If the union loses, will it set a precedent for other agencies?

What standard does the impasse panel use? How does it decide who’s “right”?

the leave plan is officially in litigation, as arbitration between the union and management failed.

pre-covid, official SEC policy was (as long as your supervisor isigns off on it) no scheduled telework for the first year, 1 day per week after one year, 2 per week after two. 3+ days per week was limited to a small %age of the org, so you could get on a waiting list but i have coworkers that have been waiting for a very long time.

some managers allowed ad hoc telework up to 3-days a week even in the first year, so it was pretty arbitrary based on your specific managers even pre-covid.

they have now pushed the proposed jan 9 date to late march, and supervisors must be in the office 2x a pay period starting mid-january. un spoken, but based on the last year+, they will keep pushing the date out by 2ish months until the litigation is resolved.

Management has offered two days per pay period in the office (one would be a community day). The union wants no required number of days, only presence with a purpose. They are at an impasse and a decision will be made be the impasse panel. So something between those two options.

They need to resolve it so people have certainty. It should be in the office for a concrete purpose. Not to BS around the water cooler.

Why would it be a bad sign, OP?

If you want to sit in the office you can. Most people don't want to, and the union is negotiating on their behalf. The outcome is not going to be 5 days a week in office (it wasn't pre covid, and they're giving up building space) but the union isn't requesting 100% remote so not that either. The squishy middle is where most agencies are.

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Anonymous wrote:Officially in January but the union is pushing against that. Non-union managers are going back then

This is incorrect,it is officially in March. Managers go back 2 days per pay period starting in January.

Union isn't going back in March

Anonymous wrote:Officially in January but the union is pushing against that. Non-union managers are going back then

This is incorrect,it is officially in March. Managers go back 2 days per pay period starting in January.

Officially in January but the union is pushing against that. Non-union managers are going back then

What’s going on? I have a job offer but nobody will tell me what the plan / long term policy will be! They really haven’t figured this out yet? Is this a bad sign about the stability and management of this place?