International Broadcasting Bureau Al Pessin - Board Representative Welcometo the new IBB page on the AFSA website. Al Pessin has been the IBB Representative on the AFSA Governing Board since 2006. From 2007-09, he also served as the Governing Board’s representative on the Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board. Al is a career VOA foreign correspondent, and has served in Hong Kong, Islamabad, Beijing, Jerusalem and London. His domestic tours have included VOA’s headquarters in Washington, and its bureaus in New York, at the White House and at the Pentagon, his current assignment. Al was expelled from China under martial law regulations after the Tiananmen massacre in 1989 for 'illegal news gathering' and 'fomenting counter-revolutionary rebellion.' That year, he won VOA's "Outstanding Employee of the Year" award, a Gold Medal at the International Radio Festival of New York and was named "Communicator of the Year" by the National Association of Government Communicators. He has also won numerous other VOA awards, including one in 2006 for his Pentagon coverage. Al also teaches Covering Conflicts, Terrorism and National Security, a graduate course at the Washington campus of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, his alma mater. Al can be reached at apessin@voanews.com. . 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. Want to help? If you are not already a member, please join AFSA. Want more information? Sign up for AFSANET to monitor developments. Members with specific questions should contact the appropriate AFSA Staff member. For more information on AFSA Membership, please contact Member Services at member@afsa.org. Member Guidance Choose One Dissent Channel Residence and Domicile Absentee Voting Guide AFSA Labor Management Responsibilities Attorney List Decision Criteria For Tenure DS Procedures for Background Investigations EEO Investigation Guidance EEO Witness Guidance Foreign Contact Reporting Grievance Guidance Guidelines for Official Writing Health Benefits Plan Guide IG and DS Investigation Guidance Long-Term Care Calculator Overtime and Compensatory Time Rules 2010 Pay Chart Pet Travel Guidance Pregnancy and Related Issues Guide Retirement planning for FS Employees 2004 Tax Guide Transfer Guide LMRDA Union Member Rights (PDF)-1.3MB • 2009 AFSA Annual Report Message • AFSA IBB Update - December 8, 2009 • BBG Reponse, November 30, 2009 • AFSA Letter to BBG Members, November 20, 2009 • IBB Response, November 3, 2009 • AFSA Letter to IBB, October 14, 2009 • IBB Response, October 8, 2009 • AFSA Letter to IBB, September 4, 2009 • AFSA IBB Update - March 6, 2009 International Broadcasting Bureau 330 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 401-7000 Fax: (202) 619-1241 Email: pubaff@voa.gov

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