The nation’s largest federal employee union
has blocked the U.S. Air Force from implementing basic fitness
standards for civilian police officers at Joint Base Andrews, home to
Air Force One.
The 1401 Chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) objected to new fitness standards ordered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in April 2012 because base officials did not consult the labor group before implementing the rule. The chapter comprises a small portion of the union’s 600,000 national members and represents police officers on the base.
The union challenged the base in front of an arbitrator and claimed the new standards represented a “change in working conditions.” Such a change would subject the provision to collective bargaining. Base officials offered to take union proposals under consideration, but refused to bargain on the Pentagon order.
“[The order] is a Department of Defense wide regulation which [is not] subject to bargaining with this [u]nion,” the Air Force said.
The arbitrator affirmed that the Air Force’s 11th Wing, which manages base operations including security, did not have to consult the union before implementing orders that came from the Defense Department.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/decline-in-fitness/
The 1401 Chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) objected to new fitness standards ordered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in April 2012 because base officials did not consult the labor group before implementing the rule. The chapter comprises a small portion of the union’s 600,000 national members and represents police officers on the base.
The union challenged the base in front of an arbitrator and claimed the new standards represented a “change in working conditions.” Such a change would subject the provision to collective bargaining. Base officials offered to take union proposals under consideration, but refused to bargain on the Pentagon order.
“[The order] is a Department of Defense wide regulation which [is not] subject to bargaining with this [u]nion,” the Air Force said.
The arbitrator affirmed that the Air Force’s 11th Wing, which manages base operations including security, did not have to consult the union before implementing orders that came from the Defense Department.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/decline-in-fitness/
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