AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
NATIONAL VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL #53
Affiliated with the AFL - CIO
Mid-Term Bargaining Committee
Oscar L. Williams Jr., Chairperson Bill Wetmore, Member Patrick Russell, Member Sandra Eggleston, Member
2nd Exec. V-President 3rd Exec. V-President 8th Dist. Rep., NVAC 13th Dist. Rep., NVAC
29 S. Lake Street 2319 Alava Court VA Blacks Hills, HCS VAMC Tucson
Danville, IL 61832-6101 Waldorf, MD 20603 Hot Springs, SD 57747 Tucson, AZ 85723
September 22, 2008
Meghan Flanz, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Labor Management Relations (LMR)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Suite 250
1575 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20420
Subject: VA Detailed/Permanent Reassignment of Bargaining Unit Employees to the Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction
Dear Ms. Flanz:
The National VA Council #53 is formally demanding to bargain over the VA detailing/permanent reassignments of unit employees to the Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Constructions within the Department. Please provide the above named bargaining committee with the information and/or data related to the above subject. The negotiations in this matter should normally begin within ten (10) workdays after the management chief negotiator in this matter receives our demand to bargain.
Please case and desist any implementation of bargaining unit until after the bargaining obligation has been met. The named bargaining committee may request a briefing over the cited subject above, before sending any proposals. If you have any questions please call me at (217) 554-4866.
Sincerely,

Oscar L. Williams, Jr.
Chairperson, Mid-Term Bargaining Committee
2nd Executive Vice President
National VA Council #53
cc: Alma L. Lee, President National VA Council #53
Executive Committee, NVAC
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