NATIONAL VETERANS

AFFAIRS COUNCIL American Federation of Government Employees

AFFILATED WITH THE AFL-CIO

M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: March 7, 2013 TO: AFGE Local Presidents

NVAC Executive Board National Representatives, Safety Representatives

FROM: Alma L. Lee, President SUBJECT: Packet Checklist

1. Memorandum of Understanding, signed February 26, 2013, by Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator, Veterans

Benefit Administration (VBA) and Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator, NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee RE: Implementation of PRISM (Proposed Rating Integrated Systems Module), a decision tool for Rating Veteran Service Representatives (RVSRs) producing proposed rating decisions for the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).

2. Demand to Bargain, dated February 14, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA Potential Reclassification Actions of Bargaining Unit Employees Positions.

3. Demand to Bargain, dated February 15, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA OI&T Field Operations (FPO) Plans to Create Regional Service Lines.

4. Demand to Bargain, dated February 15, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA OI&T Service Delivery and Engineering (SDE) SOP Emergency Group Dismissals Closures for OI&T.

5. Demand to Bargain, dated February 26, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA’s Time and Attendance System (VATAS) Nationwide Deployment.

6. Demand to Bargain, dated February 28, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA OI&T PD’s and Performance Metrics for National Service Desk Technicians.

7. Demand to Bargain, dated February 28, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA OI&T Field Operations (FPO) Regional Service Lines Organizations.

8. Demand to Bargain, dated February 28, 2013, presented by Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator, NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee to Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator, Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) RE: Appropriate Arrangements for the Newly Proposed VBA Acquisition Organization Realignment of the Contract Specialists, 1102 Series.

9. Demand to Bargain, dated February 28, 2013, presented by Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator, NVAC/VBA Mid-

Term Bargaining Committee to Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator, Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) RE: Appropriate arrangements for the Newly Proposed Performance Standards for the Rating Veterans Service Representative (RVSR) Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Disability Rating Activity Sites (DRAS) in Providence and Seattle.

10. Demand to Bargain, dated March 1, 2013, presented by Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator, NVAC/VBA Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator, Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) RE: Appropriate Arrangements for the Sr. Veterans Service Representative (SVSR) Job Task Analysis Site Visit.

11. Demand to Bargain, dated March 4, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA Single Sign on Internal (SSQi).

12. Approved Survey, dated February 25, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term

Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations (LMR) RE: VA OI&T Customer Satisfaction Survey 2013.

13. Approved Questionnaire, dated March 1, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations RE: VHA Office of Nursing Services Clinical Alarm Fatigue.

14. Approved Survey, dated March 6, 2013, presented by Oscar L. Williams, Jr., Chairperson, Mid-Term Bargaining Committee to Leslie B. Wiggins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor Management Relations RE: VA Employee Education System (EES) Internal Communication Survey.

Enclosures (14) ALL/lmw

February 28, 2013

Mr. Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator

Veterans Benefit Administration

VA Central Office

810 Vermont Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20420

Dear Kevin,

The National VA Council VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee is formally requesting to bargain on the appropriate

arrangements for the newly proposed VBA Acquisition Organization Realignment of the Contract Specialists, 1102

series.

We request that implementation cease and desist until all required negotiations are completed per the Master

Agreement and the statute.

We request that a briefing be scheduled immediately. This should include the briefing packet, memorandums, and

selection and rollout plan.

Sincerely,

Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee

cc: Alma Lee, President NVAC

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee

February 28, 2013

Mr. Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator

Veterans Benefit Administration

VA Central Office

810 Vermont Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20420

Dear Kevin,

The National VA Council VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee is formally requesting to bargain on the appropriate

arrangements for the newly proposed performance standards for the Rating Veterans Service Representative (RVSR)

Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Disability Rating Activity Sites (DRAS) in Providence and Seattle.

We request that implementation to execute the proposed standards cease and desist until all required negotiations are

completed per the Master Agreement and the statute.

We request that a briefing be scheduled immediately. This should include the briefing packet, data from testing of the

standards, memorandums, and rollout plan.

Sincerely,

Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee

cc: Alma Lee, President NVAC

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee

March 1, 2013

Mr. Kevin Nelson, Chief Negotiator

Veterans Benefit Administration

VA Central Office

810 Vermont Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20420

Dear Kevin,

The National VA Council VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee is formally requesting to bargain on the appropriate

arrangements for the Sr. Veterans Service Representative (SVSR) Job Task Analysis Site visit.

We request that implementation to execute the Job Task Analysis Site visit cease and desist until all required

negotiations are completed per the Master Agreement and the statute.

We request that a briefing be scheduled immediately so that issues of impact and implementation can be determined.

This should include the briefing packet, memorandums, and selection and rollout plan.

Sincerely,

Jan Avant, Chief Negotiator

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee

cc: Alma Lee, President NVAC

NVAC/VBA Mid-Term Bargaining Committee