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2024 AFGE TSA Council 100 and TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement

Effective Date: May 24, 2024

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ARTICLE 12: LABOR MANAGEMENT FORUM

Official CBA pages 31-32

Official CBA Page 31

ARTICLE 12: LABOR MANAGEMENT FORUM

A. PURPOSE: This Article addresses the National and Local Level Labor Management Forums

to be used by the Parties to discuss the conditions of employment of the bargaining unit

consistent with TSA’s mission.

B. GENERAL:

1. The Parties recognize the importance of Labor Management Forums (LMFs) to review,

discuss, consider, and make recommendations on matters relating to working conditions

of employment of the bargaining unit and employee morale. These discussions will not

be or otherwise assume the character of collective bargaining. Neither the Agency nor the

Union is obligated to reach agreement on the issues addressed during the LMF meetings.

2. Generally, the Agency will allow bargaining unit employees and their Union

representatives to engage in pre-decisional involvement on non-security related (as solely

determined by the Agency) workforce matters related to bargaining unit employees at the

national level. This is not intended to unreasonably delay the development of Agency

policies or have the Union involved in day-to-day matters of the Agency, but rather is an

effort to work collaboratively on issues of mutual concerns. Pre-decisional involvement

does not waive TSA or the Union’s rights.

C. NATIONAL LMFs:

1. Beginning in calendar year 2024, the National LMF will meet at TSA Headquarters,

AFGE Headquarters, or at another no-cost facility as agreed to by the TSA Director of

Labor Relations or designee and the AFGE Council 100 President or designee, three (3)

times per calendar year for no more than two (2) working days each meeting. A virtual

option will be available for those participants who cannot attend in person. The TSA

Director of Labor Relations or designee and AFGE Council 100 President or designee

also can mutually agree to hold any of these meetings virtually (rather than in person).

a. Additional meetings (beyond the three (3) meetings per calendar year) may be held

virtually as mutually agreed upon by the TSA Director of Labor Relations or designee

and the AFGE Council 100 President or designee.

2. At least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled date of the National LMF

meeting, the AFGE Council 100 President or designee will provide, in writing, matters

proposed for discussion to the TSA Director of Labor Relations or designee.

a. Any matter not submitted by this timeframe will not be considered for discussion

unless by mutual consent of the Parties. Failure to provide appropriate topics within

the prescribed timeframe and/or failure to provide topics that would fill two (2)

working days may result in a modification to the length of the National LMF meeting.

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3. The Union will be entitled to have up to twelve (12) bargaining unit employees who are

AFGE Council 100 Officers present on official time during the National LMF meeting.

a. For those up to twelve (12) AFGE Council 100 Officers attending the National LMF

meeting in person, travel will normally take place the day before and day after the

National LMF meeting. Where feasible, the Council 100 Officer may, at their

discretion, travel on the day of the meeting. Those up to twelve (12) AFGE Council

100 Officers will be permitted to use a reasonable amount of official time for travel to

and from the National LMF meeting (when appearing in person).

b. TSA will pay the travel and per diem expenses for those up to twelve (12) bargaining

unit employees who are AFGE Council 100 Officers for the three (3) National LMF

meetings if the meetings take place in person.

4. In addition to the up to twelve (12) AFGE Council 100 Officers addressed in Section C.3

above, the Union is entitled to have up to four (4) AFGE representatives who are not

bargaining unit employees attend the National LMF meeting. The Union is responsible

for the travel and per diem expenses (if any) for these up to four (4) AFGE representatives.

D. LOCAL LMFs:

1. Beginning in calendar year 2024, Local LMFs (i.e., LMFs held at the level of the Federal

Security Director’s area of responsibility) will be held between management and local

Union leadership on at least a monthly basis. The meetings will generally last one (1)

hour, unless the Parties mutually agree to shorten or extend the length of the meeting.

2. The number of bargaining unit employees and union representatives attending each Local

LMF will be addressed locally.

3. Bargaining unit employees who are union representatives attending Local LMF meetings

will be on official time consistent with Article 6: Union Representatives and Official Time.

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