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Section 2. The Employer and the Union will meet to negotia te as appropriate
any reduction - in - force or downgrade on the bargaining unit
employees.
Section 3. Each bargaining unit employee affected by RIF will be given a
minimum of sixty (60) calendar days advance notice before the
action is effective. If a meet ing is scheduled to discuss the impact
of the reduction - in - force or downgrade with affected employees, a
Union Representative will be given the opportunity to be present.
Section 4. After a RIF has been announced, the HQDA Civilian Personnel
Advisory Cent er will inform all affected employees and explain the
following:
A. How the RIF works,
B. The employees' rights,
C. The employees' appeal rights, and
D. The meaning of RIF's terminology and requirements.
Section 5. The Employer agrees to consider all reasonable acti ons to avoid or
minimize a reduction - in - force such as:
A. Offering Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP),
B. Offering Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA),
C. Hiring freezes,
D. Terminating temporary employees,
E. Short furloughs (30 days or less) ,
F. Reduc tions in work hours,
G. Retraining, or
H. Curtailing discretionary spending.
ARTICLE 31
TRAVEL
Section 1. BUEs selected for assignments involving official travel will use the
Defense Travel System (DTS) to initiate travel orders and to
schedule temporary du ty travel (TDY). All TDY will be authorized or
confirmed through DTS.
Section 2. Upon completion of TDY Travel, the BUE will submit the travel
voucher, along with all supporting documents, through DTS. The
filing of travel vouchers and time spent obtain ing per diem/travel
arrangements will be accomplished while in a duty status.
