The Council finished up our third 2 week bargaining session with the Department on June 15th.  During the last week of bargaining the following articles were agreed to:
 
Article 4            Midterm Bargaining
Article 6            NCFLL Stewards
Article 9            Use of Official Facilities
Article 11          Alternative Dispute Resolution
Article 45          Acceptable Level of Competence for WIGI
Article 48          Interstation Transfer
 
 
The two sides also agreed to roll over these existing contract articles;
 
Article 2                        Governing Laws and Regulations
Article 5                        Rights of Employees
Article 7                        Regional and National Union Officials
Article 17                      GSA Vehicles or Leased Vehicles
Article 18                      Equal Pay for Equal Work – Position Classification
Article 21                      Personnel Records
Article 23                      Quality of Service
Article 24                      Official Travel
Article 29                      Job Sharing
Article 31                      Employee Assistance Program
Article 36                      Annual Leave
Article 37                      Administrative Leave
Article 38                      Court Leave
Article 40                      Sick Leave
Article 41                      Leave Bank
Article 42                      Educational Development / Community Service
Article 43                      Performance Management System
Article 46                      Work Schedules for Religious Observance
Article 47                      RIF or Transfer of Function
Article 49                      Contracting Out
Article 50                      Technology
Article 53                      Directed Membership … in Professional Organizations
Article 54                      Management Rights
Article 56                      Honor Awards Committee
Article 57                      Reemployment Opportunities after Retirement
Article 58                       Concerted Activity
 
This Sunday the NCFLL bargaining team will travel back to the Mine Academy in Beckley, West Virginia for one more week of bargaining.  Given the number of articles to be work on this should be our last week of bargaining.  Once bargaining is complete the NCFLL will get a copy of all changed articles to Local Presidents to review prior to the contract ratification vote at the Presidents Meeting.  The changes in the collective bargaining agreement will be reviewed before any vote is taken at the Presidents Meeting.  We are also working with the Department to allow Local Presidents two hours of official time to join a conference call to answer questions about the new contract.
 
I hope there is a need for only one more update on contract bargaining and it says that bargaining has been completed.