12/15/09 Special Union News
The GAO Union and GAO management met Friday, December 11, to begin the 2010 pay negotiations.  Both parties are committed to completing the negotiations as quickly as possible in order to implement pay raises in the first pay period of 2010.  This pay raise will include an across the board component for all employees as well as performance based compensation (PBC) for non-PDP/non-CAPP employees (employees who are in a developmental program receive PBC through a PRG held every 6 months).  In the initial meeting, GAO management presented information the agency obtained from other sources about expected 2010 pay increases in both the federal and private sectors.

The 2010 pay negotiations will address both the across the board annual increase component of pay and the amount of pay that will be distributed based on employees performance, PBC.  Recently, Congress set the GS across the board increase at an overall average of 2.0%, where the GS annual across the board will be 1.5% plus 0.5% allocated by GS locality.

Negotiation sessions between the Union and GAO management are scheduled this week and the beginning of next week.  GAO management has assured the Union that pay raises can be implemented by NFC in the first pay period of 2010 as long as they have the information by January 11.  We are committed to reaching a tentative agreement promptly so we can schedule a ratification vote by the Union membership prior to January 11. 

During the weeks of December 28 and January 4, please plan on checking your GAO email for updates on the negotiation process and an announcement regarding the dates of the ratification vote, if you plan on being on leave for those weeks.

Only paid up Union members can ratify the tentative agreement.  If you are not already a member, please join today (click here for more information) so that you can participate in the ratification of the 2010 pay.  If you have any questions, please contact your Assembly delegate or send an email to gaoanalysts@ifpte.org.