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The IRS Agency-Wide Shared Services (AWSS) has withdrawn its initiative entitled “Replacement of Dallas Escort Guards with Shuttle” submitted in the January 7, 2010 Monthly Notice.
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July 21, 2010
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: IRS Chapter Presidents
RE: AWSS Withdraws Dallas Escort Guard Initiative
SUMMARY: The IRS Agency-Wide Shared Services (AWSS) has withdrawn its initiative entitled “Replacement of Dallas Escort Guards with Shuttle” submitted in the January 7, 2010 Monthly Notice.
On July 19, 2010, the IRS notified NTEU National that the AWSS initiative entitled “Replacement of Dallas Escort Guards with Shuttle” submitted on the January 2010 Monthly Notice was being withdrawn because the agency is currently reevaluating its position on the matter. This withdrawal occurred after the parties engaged in one day of telephonic bargaining April 22, 2010, three days of face-to-face negotiations on May 25–27, 2010, and begun the Article 47 impasse procedures. The IRS advised that if it ultimately decides to move forward with changes to the current practice it will meet its obligations under Article 47 of the parties’ 2009 National Agreement II and provide NTEU with notice and opportunity to bargain.
I am pleased with the IRS’s decision in this matter. The withdrawal and reevaluation of the IRS’s position on making changes to the existing measures providing for the safety and protection of bargaining unit employees working at the Dallas Earl Cabell Federal Building was a responsible and well reasoned responsive to the concerns and issues raised by NTEU at the bargaining table. NTEU will continue to actively pursue safety and security issues like those in Dallas with the IRS as part of our ongoing campaign to ensure that our bargaining unit employees feel safe and secure in the workplace as they carry out their duties.
The chapter president and the bargaining team representing NTEU during negotiations on this initiative were John W. Darden, Chapter 46; John Littlejohn, Chapter 46; Candis Cardenas, Chapter 46; and Michelle S. Powell, Chapter 46. The hard work and knowledge brought by this team to these negotiations and the information provided by bargaining unit employees regarding their safety concerns resulted in the IRS’s above-described decisions.
Colleen M. Kelley
National President