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Welcome
to
the FCS page of the AFSA website. Rebecca Balogh is the FCS Representative and she looks 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 Rebecca
if you have questions or concerns. Rebecca's
e-mail address is Rebecca.Balogh@mail.doc.gov.
Visit
the Foreign
Commercial Service web page.
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to monitor developments.
Members with specific questions should contact either Rebecca
or the appropriate AFSA
staff member.
Want to Become a Member?
Fill
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.
• Membership
Form
• Payroll
Deduction Form
• Dues
AFSA's
Main Rights and Responsibilities as a Labor Union
•
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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Updates from the Vice President:
• AFSANET: June 11, 2008
• AFSANET: April 22, 2008
• AFSANET: January 4, 2008
• AFSANET: December 21, 2007
• AFSANET: December 17, 2007
• AFSANET: September, 28 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: August 30, 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: June. 22, 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Apr. 20, 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Apr. 13, 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Mar. 2, 2007
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Dec. 8, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Nov. 17, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Oct. 19, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Oct. 16, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Aug. 22, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Jul. 06, 2006
• AFSA FCS VP Update: Jun. 30, 2006
FSJ Recent Articles:
• Unfinished Business
(VP Voice Column - Jun. 2008)
• FCS Working Conditions "Worsening"
(VP Voice Column - Apr. 2008)
• On The Job
(VP Voice Column - Jan. 2008)
• Should Commercial Officers Do Domestic Tours?
(VP Voice Column - Nov. 2007)
• MOU Signed on TIC and Language-Incentive Pay
(VP Voice Column - Sep. 2007)
• Promotions and Domestic Assignments?
(VP Voice Column - Apr. 2007)
• Where's Service for the FCS?
(VP Voice Column - Nov. 2006)
• Satisfied with AFSA; Much Less So with Working Conditions
(VP Voice Column - Jun. 2006)
• 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)
Current Issues:
• Summary of FCS Survey Results - January 2008
(Powerpoint)
• FCS Survey Results - January 2008
(Pdf)
• Understanding High Deductible Health Plans
(OPM Web Site)
• Understanding High Deductible Health Plans
(Powerpoint)
• FEHB Program Non-Postal Premium Rates
(Excel)
• Mid-Term Bargaining Issues Tabled September 28, 2007
• Mid-Term Bargaining Issues Tabled April 13, 2007
• Mid-Term Bargaining Issues Tabled October 19, 2006
• 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--2007
Contacts and Related Links:
•
AFSA
Post Representatives
• Employee
Express
• Thrift
Savings Plan
• Office
of Personel Management
• Department
of State
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