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TECHNOLOGICAL/PROCEDURAL CHANGES
Section 1. The Employer agrees to provide an annual
overview briefing to the national union officers concerning the Capital
Investment Plan (CIP) and a semi-annual briefing on the status of the Agency's
modernization effort. The Employer agrees to pay travel and per diem expenses
for attendance by three NAATS national union officers or their designees.
Section 2. The Employer further agrees to brief the Union on any
particular project identified by the Union as a result of the overview
briefing as described above.
Section 3. The Employer agrees to notify the Union at the National
level, no less than sixty (60) days prior to the field operational evaluation
utilized to support system development and the operational test and evaluation
(OT&E), unless a shorter notice period is required. The notification shall
contain proposed start and stop times, and shall outline the reasons and
intent of the test and/or evaluation.
Section 4. The Employer agrees to notify the Union at least sixty (60)
days prior to the In-Service Decision (ISD) of the proposed implementation of
technological changes affecting employees, unless operational necessity
requires a shorter notice period.
Section 5. Upon request, the Employer agrees to provide the Union at
the national level with copies of all reports, plans, and procedures as
supplied by the selected contractor that are required to be produced by the
selected contractor including all updates, revisions, or modifications.
Section 6. The Employer agrees to allow Union representatives to
participate in site surveys conducted by the employer/contractor in
conjunction with installation of new equipment.
Section 7. Accommodations for employees adversely impacted by
technological changes may be negotiated in accordance with
Article 91,
Mid-Term Bargaining, or resolved within workgroups established in accordance
with Article 24, Workgroups, Committees, Program, and Project Representatives.
Further, employees adversely affected by changes in technology shall be
notified of any relevant rights to which the employee might be entitled.
Section 8. The Employer shall promptly notify the Union of any
workgroup(s) which affects bargaining unit employees. This notification does
not constitute a commitment from either of the Parties for Union participation
on the workgroup.
Section 9. Where a method is not otherwise provided for within this
Agreement, National and/or Regional level meetings for the sole purpose of
providing status updates to the Union on various ongoing projects and
information exchanges, may be requested by either Party. Meetings for this
purpose will be convened quarterly or more often as mutually agreed to by the
Parties. No collective bargaining may be conducted at these meetings.
a. The Parties bear responsibility for any travel and per
diem expenses incurred by their respective participants.
b. These meetings shall be held at mutually agreeable times and locations.
c. Subject to operational requirements, five Union representatives may
attend these meetings on duty time if otherwise in a duty status. No
additional official time is authorized for Regional Directors for this
purpose.
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