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NUMBER ARTICLETITLE PAGE
TABLEOFCONTENTS……………………………………………………...1
PREAMBLE…………………………………………………………………..5
INTRODUCTION
ARTICLE1 COVERAGEANDRECOGNITION…………………………………………6
ARTICLE2 DEFINITIONS………………………………………………………………...8
LABOR-MANAGEMENTCOLLABORATION
ARTICLE3 LABOR MANAGEMENTFORUM………………………………………….11
ARTICLE4 RIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONSOFTHEPARTIES…………………………14
ARTICLE5 DUESWITHHOLDING…………………………………………………........17
EMPLOYEERIGHTSANDPRIVILEGES
ARTICLE6 EMPLOYEERIGHTSANDSTANDARDSOFCONDUCT………………..21
ARTICLE7 PROFESSIONALEMPLOYEES……………………………………………..25
ARTICLE8 TEMPORARYEMPLOYEES………………………………………………...26
ARTICLE9 EQUALEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYAND DISCRIMINATION
FREE WORKPLACE……………………………………………........27
ARTICLE10 COLLABORATIVECONFLICTRESOLUTION (CCR)……………………33
ARTICLE11 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCEPROGRAM…………………………………….36
ARTICLE12 DISCIPLINE…………………………………………………………………...37
ARTICLE13 UNACCEPTABLEPERFORMANCEACTIONS……………………………42
ARTICLE14 PAYADMINISTRATION…………………………………………………….46
ARTICLE15 LEAVE………………………………………………………………………...48
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ARTICLE16 HOURSOFDUTY,CREDITHOURS,ALTERNATIVE
WORKSCHEDULES…………………………………………………64
ARTICLE17 RESTBREAKAREAS………………………………………………………..72
ARTICLE18 TELEWORK……………………………………………………………….….73
ARTICLE19 OVERTIMEANDCOMPENSATORYTIME……………………………….78
ARTICLE20 EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERPROVISIONS………………………………….83
ARTICLE21 STUDENTLOANREPAYMENTPROGRAM……………………………...84
ARTICLE22 TRANSIT SUBSIDY………………………………………………………….87
ARTICLE23 TRAVELANDTRAVELCHARGECARDS……………………………......89
ARTICLE24 MERIT PROMOTION ANDINTERNALPLACEMENT……………………107
ARTICLE25 POSITIONCLASSIFICATION…….…………………………………………123
ARTICLE26 DETAILSANDTEMPORARYPROMOTIONS…..…………………………126
ARTICLE27 LATERALMOVEMENT………………..……………………………………127
ARTICLE28 MANAGEMENTDIRECTEDREASSIGNMENTSTONEW
LOCATIONS………………………………………………………….129
ARTICLE29 TRAININGANDCAREER DEVELOPMENT………………………………132
ARTICLE-30 PERFORMANCEAPPRAISAL………………………………………………140
ARTICLE31 INCENTIVEAWARDSPROGRAM…………………………………………152
ARTICLE32 WITHIN-GRADE INCREASES………………………………………………157
ARTICLE33 REDUCTIONIN FORCEAND/ORTRANSFER OFFUNCTION………….161
ARTICLE34 FURLOUGHSFOR THIRTY(30)DAYSOR LESS………………………..173
ARTICLE35 CONTRACTINGOUT…………………………………………………….....177
ARTICLE36 VERA/VSIP(BUYOUTS)……………………………………………………181
ARTICLE37 SAFETYANDHEALTH…………………………………………………….184
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ARTICLE38 WELLNESS………………………………………………………………….188
ARTICLE39 SMOKE FREEENVIRONMENT……..…………………………………….190
ARTICLE40 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACEPROGRAM………………………………….191
ARTICLE41 OCCUPANTEMERGENCY,PANDEMIC EVENTSAND
CONTINUITYOFOPERATIONS…………………………………..198
ARTICLE42 HEALTHBENEFITS WHENINA NON-PAYSTATUS…………………..202
ARTICLE43 WORKERSCOMPENSATION………………………………………………203
ARTICLE44 MEDICALQUALIFICATIONDETERMINATIONS……………………….205
ARTICLE45 REASONABLEACCOMMODATIONS………………………………….....206
ARTICLE46 HARDSHIPREASSIGNMENT………………………………………………215
UNIONRIGHTSANDPRIVILEGES
ARTICLE47 UNIONREPRESENTATIONANDOFFICIALTIME……………………..220
ARTICLE48 UNION’SUSEOFOFFICIAL FACILITIES…………………………………226
ARTICLE49 MID-TERMBARGAINING………...………………………………………...230
ARTICLE-50 LOCALSUPPLEMENTS………..……………………………………………236
ARTICLE51 GRIEVANCEPROCEDURES………………………………………………..237
ARTICLE52 ARBITRATION……………………………………………………………......243
ARTICLE53 DURATIONANDDISTRIBUTIONOFTHEAGREEMENT………………248
GENERALPROVISIONS
ARTICLE54 DAYCARE…….....…………………………………………………………250
ARTICLE55 PILOT PROGRAMSANDDEMONSTRATIONPROJECTS..……………252
ARTICLE56 GOVERNMENT PERSONALPROPERTYMANAGEMENT…………….255
ARTICLE57 SPACE MANAGEMENT..………………………………………………….260
ARTICLE58 ADMINISTRATIVEELECTRONIC MAIL&SOCIALMEDIA…………266
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ARTICLE59 WORKPLACEOFTHE FUTURE………………………………………….270
APPENDIXA……………………………………………………………….272
APPENDIXB……………………………………………………………….273
SUPPLEMENTS……………………………………………………………277
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PREAMBLE
This Agreementreflects thevaluesand commitmentoftheDepartmentof Housingand Urban
Development(“theDepartment”)anditsemployeesthroughtheAmerican FederationofGovernment
Employees -AFL-CIO(AFGE)(“theUnion”),whilemaintainingadiligentfocusonthepublicwe serve.
Itisdesignedtorecognizetherealitiesofthe21stCenturyworkplacebyremainingflexibleto
technologicalandsocietalchangesas theyoccur.
Theterms andconditions ofthisAgreementapplyonlytoemployees within thebargainingunit.
TheDepartmentandthe Unionagreethatthelabor-managementrelationshipis strengthenedbythe
participationofemployeesintheformulationand implementationofpersonnelpoliciesandpractices
andtheirconditionsofemployment. This isbestachievedthrough aconstructiveandcooperative
workingrelationship.
TheDepartmentshallallowemployees andtheir Unionrepresentatives to havepre-decisional
involvementinallworkplacematters tothefullestextentpracticable,withoutregardtowhetherthose
matters arenegotiablesubjects ofbargainingunder5U.S.C.7106;provideadequateinformationon
suchmattersexpeditiouslytounionrepresentatives wherenotprohibitedbylaw;andmakeagood-faith
attempttoresolveissuesconcerningproposedchangesinconditionsofemployment,includingthose
involvingsubjectssetforthin5U.S.C7106(b)(1), throughlabor-managementforums.
Advancecollaborationandconsultationarethepreferred methodsformaximizingpositiveresultsand
minimizingconflict.
TheDepartmentandUnionaffirmthepublicinterestdemandsthehigheststandardsofemployee
performanceandthecontinueddevelopmentandimplementationofmodernandprogressivework
practicestofacilitateand improveemployeeperformanceandtheefficient accomplishmentofthe
operationsoftheGovernment.TheDepartmentandUnionaffirmthatthepublicservicetowhichthe
Departmentisdedicated canbeadvancedthrough understandingandcooperationachievedthroughthe
collectivebargainingprocess.Theprovisionsofthis Agreementshallbeadministered andinterpretedin
amanner consistentwiththerequirementforan effectiveand efficientGovernment.
Therefore,theDepartmentandtheUnionherebyfurtheragreeasfollows:
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ARTICLE1
COVERAGEANDRECOGNITION
Section1.01-Recognition.
(1) TheUnionisrecognized asthesoleandexclusiverepresentativefor allbargainingunit
employeesasdefinedinthefollowingSectionsofthis Article.
(2) Asthesoleandexclusiverepresentative,theUnionisentitledtoactforand tonegotiate
agreementscoveringallemployeesinthebargainingunit.TheUnionisresponsiblefor
representingallemployees inthebargainingunitwithoutdiscriminationandwithoutregard
toUnionmembership.
(3) Managementagreesthatinregardtothebargainingunit,itwillnotenterintootheragreements,
understandings,orcontractswithanyotherorganization,association,groupofemployees,orunionon
mattersconcerningtheconditionsofemploymentofthebargainingunit.
(4) ManagementandtheUnionagreethat,inregardtothebargainingunit,theywillnotdoanythingby
customorpracticethatwillcontraveneorviolatethisAgreement.Thepartiesrecognizethatchanges
maybemadetothisAgreementwhenrequiredbylaw,Government-wideregulation,orother
appropriateauthorityoutsidetheDepartment,suchastheComptrollerGeneral.
Section1.02-BargainingUnit.Bargainingunitemployeesincludealleligibleemployeesoftheoffices
listedonthedescriptionoftheconsolidatedunitwhichisattachedasAppendix B.
(1) TheUnionrepresentsemployeesinanonprofessionalunitand a professional unit as described in
Appendix B.
(2) "Professionalemployee"isdefinedbyPublicLaw95-454(TitleVIIoftheCivilServiceReform
Actof1978(5U.S.C.7103)).ExamplesofprofessionalpositionsintheDepartment's
professionalunitare: accountants,architects,attorneys,engineers,andeconomists,aswell
asothersimilarfields.
Section1.03-PositionExclusions. Thefollowinggroupsofemployees areexcludedfromthe
units:
(1) Anymanagementofficialorsupervisor;
(2) Aconfidentialemployee,asdefinedin5U.S.C.Section7103;
(3) Anemployeeengagedin personnelworkinotherthanapurelyclericalcapacity;
(4) Anyemployeeprimarilyengagedininvestigationorauditfunctionsrelatingtotheworkof
individualsemployedbyanagencywhosedutiesdirectlyaffectinternalsecurityoftheagency,but
onlyifthefunctionsareundertakentoensurethatthedutiesaredischargedhonestlyandwith
integrity;and
(5) Temporaryemployeeswithappointmentsnottoexceedsix (6)monthsorless.
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Section1.04-ScopeandFutureApplication.IftheUnion,inthefuture,becomescertifiedasexclusive
representativeforemployeesoftheDepartmentnotnowincludedwiththebargainingunit,thisAgreementshall
extendautomaticallytothoseemployees.ManagementandtheUnionagreethatwhenanewgroupofemployees
isaddedtothebargainingunit,anypastpracticesthatexistwithrespecttothoseemployeesshallcontinueunless
suchpracticescontraveneorviolatespecificprovisionsofthisAgreement,anylaw,Governmentwideregulation,
orotherappropriateauthorityoutsidetheDepartment.Ifthepastpracticeisdiscontinued,theUnionshallbegiven
anopportunitytobargaininaccordancewiththeStatute.
WithregardtopastpracticesinexistenceatthetimeoftheexecutionofthisAgreement,thosepracticesshallbe
discontinuedifsuchpracticescontraveneorviolatespecificprovisionsofthisAgreement,anylaw,Government
wideregulation,orotherappropriateauthorityoutsidetheDepartment.Ifanypastpracticeisdiscontinued,the
UnionshallbegivenanopportunitytobargaininaccordancewiththeStatute.
Section1.05-ExclusionsfromtheUnit.IfManagementmakesthedecisiontoexcludeanypositionfromthe
existingbargainingunitasitstandsontheeffectivedateofthisAgreement,beforeManagementtakestheaction,
theLocalUnionrepresentativeshallfirstbenotified.Uponreceiptofthenotice,theLocalUnionrepresentative
maymeetwithManagementwithinfive(5)workingdaystoattempttoresolvethematter,takingintoaccount
relevantdeterminationsbytheFLRAandanynewdutiesassigned.Ifthematterisnotresolved,eitherpartymay
allowtheapplicableFederalLaborRelationsAuthority(FLRA)procedures.
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ARTICLE2
DEFINITIONS
Section2.01-Definitions. Forthepurposesofthis Agreement,thefollowingwordsandtermsshall
havethestated meanings:
(1) "Agency"or"Department"areinterchanged withinthisAgreementand shallbe
synonymousfortheU.S. DepartmentofHousingandUrban Development.
(2) "Contract"or"Agreement"shallmeanthiscollectivebargainingAgreementbetweenthe
parties.
(3) "Council" shall mean the Council of HUD Locals 222, the Union's designated agent
to handle the day-to-day business in the administration of this Agreement and other
appropriate business of the Union, as specified in the delegation of authority by the
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO.
(4) "Days" means calendar days unless specified otherwise.
(5) "Disabled" with respect to employment, it shall mean a qualified person with a
disability, as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act
of 2008 (ADAA); and Executive Order 13164.
(6) "Emergency" with respect to the Agency, site or office, shall mean a man-made
(technological) or natural hazard creating a situation that causes substantial disruption,
damage and destruction to properties and services and the environment, and may result in
severe adverse effects for a substantial number of employees at the agency site or office.
These effects may include loss of life, physical injury, mental or emotional trauma. With
respect to individual employees and/or office-wide emergencies, please refer to Articles
15, 18 and 23.
(7) "Employee"shallmean bargainingunitemployeeasdescribedin Article1, Section1.02,ofthis
Agreement.
(8) "Family member"hasthemeaningdefinedbytheappropriateregulationsofthesubject
matter. Forthoseregulations thatdonotexcludefamilyrelationships,thefollowingshall apply:
(a) Spouse, and parents thereof;
(b) Sonsanddaughters,includingfoster,adoptive,step,legal guardian,locoparentis and
spousesthereof;
(c) Parents, and spouses thereof;
(d) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof;
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(e) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof;
(f) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof;
(g) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual
in (a) through (e) of this definition, including same sex and opposite sex
relationships; and
(h) Anyindividualrelatedbybloodoraffinitywhosecloseassociationwiththeemployeeis
theequivalentofa familyrelationship.
(9) "GeographicArea" meansthedutylocationand/ortheDepartment'sdesignated geographic
areas whereitmaintains HUDOffices.
(10) "Government" means the Federal Government of the United States of America.
(11) "Governmentwide rule"or"regulation"shall havethemeaningascribedtoitbytheFederal
LaborRelationsAuthority.
(12) "In writing" means any written document and includes electronic mail (e-mail).
(13) "Local"shallmean aconstituentAFGE LocaldesignatedbytheCouncilofHUD Locals 222.
(14) "Local Commuting Area"
(a) For purposes of employment, means the geographic area that usually constitutes
onearea. Itincludes anypopulationcenter(ortwo ormoreneighboringones)andthe
surroundinglocalitiesinwhichpeopleliveand canreasonablybeexpected totravelback
andforthdailytotheirusualemployment;and
(b) For the purposes of travel on official business from permanent or temporary
stations located within the Department, means the regulatory definition.
(15) "Management"or"Department"shallmeantheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHousingand
UrbanDevelopmentand itsmanagersandsupervisors,totheextentauthorizedtoactonbehalf
ofManagement.
(16) "Parties" shall mean the Union and the Department, except as referenced in the article on
CollaborativeConflictResolution.
(17) "Position" shall mean bargaining unit position; unless otherwise specified.
(18) "Reorganization" shallmean theplanned elimination or redistribution of functions orduties
withintheAgency.
(19) "The Statute" shall mean the labor relations Statute which is the title that governs Federal
laborrelationsforemployeesofthe FederalGovernment. (Also knownas theFederalService
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Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. 7101, et seq., (Title VII of the Civil Service
ReformActof1978)).
(20) "Statutoryappeal"meansanappealsprocesswhichis specificallyprescribedbylaw,as
opposedtoonenegotiatedbytheparties,asan employee'sredressforcomplaint.
(21) "Supervisor" or "manager" means a non-bargaining unit position or employee that
accomplishes work through the direction of subordinate bargaining unit/Civil Service
employees, whether full-time, part-time, intermittent, or temporary; non-Federal workers;
unpaid volunteers; student trainees, or others.
(22) "Training" means the process of providing for and making available to an employee, on-
the-job training (OJT), and/or placing or enrolling the employee in a planned, prepared,
and coordinated program, course, or curriculum, in technical, mechanical, trade, clerical,
fiscal, administrative, or other fields which will improve individual and organizational
performance and assist in achieving the agency's mission and performance goals.
(23) "Union"shallmeantheAmerican Federationof GovernmentEmployees (AFGE),AFL-CIO,
anditsauthorizedagents,includingtheCouncilof HUDLocals222,and itsofficers and
stewards,totheextentthattheyareauthorizedto actonbehalfoftheUnion.
(24) "Unit"or"Bargaining Unit"as usedinthis Agreementshallmean allemployees coveredby
this Labor-Management Agreementrepresented exclusivelybyAFGE.
Section 2.02 - Other Words and Terms. Any word or term used in this Agreement not defined
in Section 2.01 above shall have the common, dictionary meaning with only the following
exceptions:
(1) Statutory Wording. Where wording is used which is the same and in the same context as
the Statute, it shall have the same meaning as that in the Statute unless clearly stated
otherwise.
(2) Terms of Art. Where terms or phrases are used having special meaning in Government
personnel systems, the meaning ascribed to them in Federal Statutes, Regulations and
Executive Orders (i.e. CFR, U.S. Code) recognized regulatory guidance, case law, HUD
Handbooks and policies, etc. shall be controlling unless clearly stated otherwise.
(3) ContractPhrases. WhereanArticleofthis Agreementdealswithspecialterms orphrases,
theyshallhedefinedbytheparticularArticleinwhichtheyappear.
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