Quarterly Meetings Survey

The Local 2718 Executive Board is looking for your input with regard to quarterly meetings.  If you have a suggestion about when and where you'd like them to be held, look for the survey coming out to all dues-paying members, or just leave a comment right here on our blog.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Labor Management Forums Set to Begin this Month!

USCIS District 14 Director Lori Pietropaoli has set the date for the first long-awaited labor management forum!  The Local 2718 Executive Board will join District 14, ICE, and Asylum management on Tuesday December 11, 2012 for the first meeting in what we hope will be a long-standing cooperative process. 

In December 2009, President Obama released Executive Order 13522, Creating Labor Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services.  The forums are intended as a non-adversarial place for managers, employees and union reps to discuss issues in order to develop joint solutions.  Please see the full Executive Order at this link:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-creating-labor-management-forums-improve-delivery-government-servic

As always, contact your union reps with any issues you'd like to see addressed.

Training on Hiring Process for CIS Employees

Human Resources Briefing for Employees – All employees are invited to a webinar sponsored by the Central Regional Office, in conjunction with the Human Resources Operations Center, Burlington, VT.  This briefing will outline the federal hiring processes and practices.  It will cover various types of position announcements, hiring authorities, common documentation required, timelines to apply, qualifications and many other issues associated with seeking a federal position. This briefing will be conducted by Senior Human Resources Staffing Specialists. 

Staff members from the Benefits & Retirements and Classification Branches will join in to allow for a broader range of questions and answers.  All personnel who may be considering applying for another federal position or who may have previously applied and have questions about how it was conducted should attend. 

Following the short presentation, the floor will be opened for questions.  If you have questions in advance, you are encouraged to provide them now so that they may be prepared with responses on the day of the event.  This briefing is being offered in order to help all employees better understand the hiring process and prepare themselves for future career opportunities. 

This mandatory Hiring Briefing for employees is now scheduled for the following date:

Date and Time:  Thursday December 6^th        1:30pm

Location of Webinar:  3^rd floor auditorium  

For those employees who are unable to attend on the December 6^th date, please attend the session below:

Tuesday November 27^th  10:30am   in Room 5703

Local 2718 Training for Reps

National Reps Crystal Stokes and Kayla Mack put together a highly useful and informative training for Local 2718 reps on Thursday, November 1, 2012.  Guest speaker Gary Stokes of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) presented an overview of unfair labor practices.  The day-long training session also included a session on grievance procedures and an EEO overview.  

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Successful Quarterly Meeting

Thanks to all those members who participated in today's quarterly meeting.  We had members listening in via our call-in number, as well as via video-conferencing from Milwaukee.

Dues-paying members should stay tuned for a survey in which we'll ask you your preferences for meeting locations and times.  We want to reach as many of you as possible!

Our next quarterly meeting will take place in January 2013.  See the link to the right to read the minutes of today's meeting.

October 30, 2012 Quarterly Meeting Agenda

The following is the agenda for the quarterly membership meeting to take place on 10/30/2012:

Report:            Secretary Brenda Treml will discuss future meetings,  minutes,
                         communication with the members, and continuity.

Report:            Treasurer Bruce Allen will explain our budget (both short & long term), union
                          dues, joining the union & terminating membership.

Report:            Executive Vice President Michael Ortiz will discuss issues on the ICE side.

President Andre Jones will discuss:

-Transparency and communication between the Executive Board and the Membership.

-Input from the bargaining unit employees.

-Pending unfair labor practice (ULP) charges, grievances and EEOs.

-Proposed changes to the current by-laws to reflect current issues.

-Building a more sound and honest union including increasing our numbers of members as well as union reps.

 -Introduction of the new website/blog for the local

-An overview of the many benefits available to union members.

Quarterly Meeting to be held October 30, 2012

Great news!  Your new executive board will resume quarterly meetings of the membership. 

The first quarterly meeting will be held on October 30, 2012 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on the 7th floor.

Stay tuned for the agenda items!

Welcome to our blog!

Greetings!  Welcome to the new blog for AFGE Local 2718.  Your new executive board is establishing this blog so we can communicate the latest issues, events, and items of concern to you.   We welcome your feedback.