Ibidun Roberts: That`s right. This is the framework contract, the inhabitants can negotiate certain provisions on the spot. But it is for the general concepts on which we agree at the national level. The Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), made up of 10 president-appointees who settle deadlocks in negotiations between agencies and unions, significantly modified the agreement in its Nov. 5 decision, supposedly to align the labor agreement with several Trump administration implementing regulations that govern federal personnel. Some of the bargaining positions the VA has set out come from requirements set out in three implementing regulations signed by President Donald Trump in May 2018: shorten official time for union representatives, remove union representatives from agency offices, and renegotiate collective agreements to address these priorities. The case falls within the scope of the Treaty provision. Id. at 1165. According to Weidman, union communication is essential to ensure the health and safety of the veterans they serve, as AFGE has often informed its organization of problems or changes in the system affecting the veterans they represent: but a spokesman for va told the Federal Times that the changes they want to implement, « Whether it was condemning the MISSION Act or working to repeal the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, afGE has fought hard for the status quo and opposed VA working better for Veterans and their families. It is not surprising that AFGE has taken the same approach by refusing to accept reasonable improvements to its collective agreement. Va`s collective bargaining proposals aim to put Veterans first and foremost what we do and we look forward to working with AFGE to achieve this goal. Ibidun Roberts: Well, the current agreement is what we call roll over, once the VA opens it, our language in the treaty says that the provisions will continue until we reach a new agreement. So that`s where we are with the current agreement, it continues until we come to a new one.
So we negotiated with the VA for six months, and the VA requested the services of the Federal Service Impasses Panel, the authority of the federal government, to break the deadlocks. Since we government employees cannot strike, someone has to break the deadlock, and that is what this agency is doing. VA asked for its support. They asked us to defend our proposals in an opinion adopted on 3 June was due. And then we had the opportunity to refute each other`s arguments, and it was just July 5. So right now, the panel has all the controversy. – so we are waiting for a decision from them. It is an agreement.
We have also found that we will not require accurate language matching, but if we apply the criteria set out by the AMF in the CFI to the facts of this case, I conclude that a status quo ante is appropriate. . . .