The Nation Treasury Employees Union announced that it has
negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement covering
certain workplace flexibilities and rights for employees
of the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel.
“The contract clarifies employee rights during management
investigations and bars the IRS from using the results
of investigations during which employee rights are violated,”
the union said, adding, “additional clauses ensure the
rights of professional differences of opinions and give
the ability to refuse unlawful orders.”
The agreement also gives employees a 6:30 a.m. start time
and allows for a pilot, four-ten work schedule–except for
attorneys–and extends the use of credit hours to three
per workday and up to 11 on non-work days, according to the
union.
It said employees would also be permitted to work up to 60
hours a month at alternative work sites, up from 40, and
that part-time work schedules would be made “available to
the maximum extent possible.”
Covered employees also will get “unrestricted first
consideration,” if they want to switch offices or divisions,
said NTEU.
