Welcome
to
the FCS page of the AFSA website. Will
Center, our FCS Representative, and
I look forward to working closely with
the membership to establish priorities
and raise agenda items - formally and
informally - with management over the
next two years. AFSA is a professional
association as well as a union, and
we rely in the first instance on our
strong member base to advance our interest
in both areas. We face many challenges
as you all know, but we hope that you
feel you can rely on your AFSA leaders
to provide top-notch communications
between the membership and management
on all issues and to provide close and
persistent support on individual issues
of interest to members.
You
may contact me at donald.businger@mail.doc.gov
if you have questions or concerns. Will's
e-mail address is Will.Center@mail.doc.gov.
Visit
the Foreign
Commercial Service web page.
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Members with specific questions should contact either
Will
or myself
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AFSA Member Guidance
Updates from the Vice President:
• AFSA FCS VP update: August 22, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Jul. 6, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Jun. 30, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: May 5, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Mar. 29, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Feb. 14, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Jan. 9, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP update: Dec. 21, 2005
• AFSA FCS VP update: Dec. 13, 2005
FSJ Recent Articles:
• MPPAS OR IMPASSE?
(VP Voice Column - Apr. 2006)
• Whither the Commercial Service?
(VP Voice Column - Dec. 2005)
• Plus ca Change
(VP Voice Column - Oct. 2005)
• Final Thoughts on the Foreign Service at the Commerce Department
(VP Voice Column - May. 2005)
Current
Issues:
• Mid-Term
Bargaining Issues Tabled March 15, 2006
• Mid-Term
Bargaining Issues Tabled September 13, 2005
• Mid-term
Bargaining Issues
• MOU allowing performance
awards for officers in TIC situations (PDF)
• Senior Foreign
Service Pay Policy (PDF)
• Eligibility
for Performance-Based Pay Adjustments (Excel)
• Mid-Term
Bargaining Results 2005 (PDF)
• USAA
• Letter
from Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez 03/08/05
(PDF)
• FCS
2005 Promotion List
Collective
Bargaining Agreement:
•
The AFSA Commerce Collective
Bargaining Agreement And All Memoranda of Understanding
(MOUs) 1996--2005
Contacts
and Related Links:
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AFSA
Post Representatives
• Employee
Express
• Thrift
Savings Plan
• Office
of Personel Management
• Department
of State
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to Become a Member?
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out the highlighted
section of the payroll deduction
form and fax to 202-338-6820. For more information
on AFSA Membership, please contact Member Services
at member@afsa.org.
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Form
• Payroll
Deduction Form
• Dues
AFSA's
Main Rights and Responsibilities as a Labor Union
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The right to negotiate collective bargaining agreements;
• To be consulted on any changes in government
wide or agency matters affecting our rights or benefits;
• To negotiate the implementation of management
actions, and
• To seek appropriate relief via the grievance
system for members adversely affected by management
actions..
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