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ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Dates and Locations 2 April, DSCC, Bldg 20 9 April, Green Armory “When called, we respond with ready units!” 1

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Agenda • • • Partnership Goals and Structure Partnership Website Update Facilities Maintenance Sub-working Group Interest Based Bargaining Session Outbrief USERRA Rights and Mobilizing Technicians “When called, we respond with ready units!” 2

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting PARTNERSHIP MISSION, GOALS AND STRUCTURE www. ong. ohio. gov/partnership “When called, we respond with ready units!” 3

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting MISSION OF THE PARTNERSHIP • To transform labor-management relations from confrontation over rights to collaboration on achieving improved – Military Readiness, – Public Service, and – Quality of Life “When called, we respond with ready units!” 4

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting GOALS OF THE PARTNERSHIP • To create a culture of trust and respect • To promote empowerment in achieving organizational goals • To institutionalize a consensus-based process for joint identification of problems and the cooperative development of solutions “When called, we respond with ready units!” 5

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STRUCTURE Joint PEC Army Service PEC Guidance Issues Air Service PEC AASF#1 LPC East LPC 179 th LPC 121 st LPC 180 th LPC CSMS LPC 178 th LPC AASF#2 LPC West LPC 6 “When called, we respond with ready units!” 6

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting ROLE OF THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE • Local Partnership Committees (LPCs): – Negotiate local issues within the parameters of the contract, law, regulation & policy – Address local issues include working conditions, safety, hiring, hours of work, etc… – Forward issues to higher levels and respond to issues forwarded from higher levels – Use the principles of Interest Based Bargaining “When called, we respond with ready units!” 7

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting LOCAL PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE EXPECTATIONS • LPCs will meet quarterly in the first month of the quarter • LPC meeting minutes will be forwarded to the Labor Relations Specialist within 14 days of meeting • Minutes will address at a minimum: – The attendees – Old and New business – The status of each issue (Resolved, In-process, Forwarded) • LPCs will supply subject matter experts to brief forwarded issues when requested by the Army PEC “When called, we respond with ready units!” 8

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting PARTNERSHIP WEBSITE • Located at www. ong. ohio. gov/partnership • Website is maintained by HRO-Labor Relations • Contains: – – The Collective Bargaining Agreement LPC and Service PEC meeting minutes Symposium videos Various training slides and metrics 9 “When called, we respond with ready units!” 9

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting “When called, we respond with ready units!” 10

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting “When called, we respond with ready units!” 11

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting “When called, we respond with ready units!” 12

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting “When called, we respond with ready units!” 13

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting ARMY PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (ARPEC) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUB-WORKING GROUP 14 “When called, we respond with ready units!” 14

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Team Members: Col Faber (Co. S) Mr. Tanner (Union President) Col Tack/LTC Wirth (SMO) LTC Zecchini/Mc. Loughlin (DIMR) MAJ Mikula (Safety) Mr. Willie (Union Rep) 1 LT Scott (HRO) “When called, we respond with ready units!” 15

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting MEETINGS TO DATE • Purpose- Review all safety inspection and follow-up processes for improvement. Fix the problems using a team-based approach. • Very Productive – Results Based! • Addressed Safety Issues at all OHARNG Facilities • Combined 7 tracking systems into 1 • Have fixed all outstanding issues from 2005 - Present “When called, we respond with ready units!” 16

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting 2005 - 2009 RAC ABATEMENT TRACKING BY FACILITY “When called, we respond with ready units!” 17

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting PRIDE TRAINING (Planning Resource for Infrastructure Development & Evaluations) • Who: All Shop Supervisors • What: Training on the PRIDE Tracking System • Purpose: to be able to enter/monitor/manage: Required maintenance repairs & upgrades Safety mitigation All maintenance costs • Outcome: Improve tracking/ management/funding of required repairs/upgrades/safety issues in all facilities “When called, we respond with ready units!” 18

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ARPEC Town Hall Meeting RCAS-SOH TRAINING ( Reserve Component Automated System - Safety and Occupational Health ) • Who: All Shop Supervisors • What: Training on the ARNG RCAS-SOH database • Purpose: to be able to enter/monitor/manage: Accidents OSHA Inspections Hazards/Abatement tracking Employee Training • Outcome: Improve communication/ tracking/ management of programs “When called, we respond with ready units!” 20

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ARPEC Town Hall Meeting CSMS SUCCESS STORY – SGT JUSTIN WILLIE (Briefed to Army PEC & Joint PEC & Shop Chiefs) • Successful negotiation of work schedules to reduce energy consumption. • Successful mitigation of safety hazards due to aging facilities (Facility Maintenance Sub Working Group). • Continued collaboration to improve workers quality of life. “When called, we respond with ready units!” 22

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Safety Rapid Improvement Event (RIP) Due to increased Op-tempo, the Surface Maintenance community experienced increased work related injuries. In response to these incidents LT. Hoogendorn approached the Union for suggestions in combating this problem. She developed a detailed plan and a schedule for all FMS facilities, with no exceptions to conduct a Safety Stand Down. Guidance was sought from the Safety Office by a majority of the shop chiefs on how to conduct these classes. In a couple of incidences the Composite Risk Assessment Program was reinforced and utilized to mitigate risk during daily work procedures. “When called, we respond with ready units!” 23

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Facility Maintenance Sub Working Group Recap: q Fixed All past facility RAC I and II issues q Have conducted PRIDE & RCAS-SOH training for all shop chiefs. q Addressing environmental issues as well. Ensuring a Safe Work Environment “When called, we respond with ready units!” 24

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting INTEREST BASED BARGAINING SESSION OUTBRIEF (1 of 3) • Labor and Management members met in September 2008 to determine how we can best provide opportunities of increased responsibility to Fulltime Unit Support (FTUS) members • The group used the Interest Based Bargaining process to develop a plan to address this issue • The group members were: – Labor: Greg Shafer, Justin Wille, Roberta Craigo, Dave Marcum, Bobby Lykins – Management: COL Rick Hall, LTC Randy Shears, CW 5 D. K. Taylor, CW 5 James Markley, CW 3 Lee Scott – Facilitators: Jeff Tanner, 1 LT Daryl Scott “When called, we respond with ready units!” 25

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting INTEREST BASED BARGAINING SESSION OUTBRIEF (2 of 3) • ARPEC Memorandum signed by MG Kambic and Jeff Tanner • ARPEC Memorandum contents: – Recognizes need for leadership and expertise at the UTES/FMS shops – UTES/FMS shops supervisors will be Officers and Warrant Officers only – Labor and Management will strive to ensure upward mobility for OFF/WO/ENL Soldiers in the UTES, CSMS and FMS 17 – Technicians are responsible for ensuring they are compatibly assigned – WOCs and Certificate of Eligibility holders may be assigned to bargaining and non-bargaining unit positions – Disagreements regarding this issue will be addressed IAW procedures in the Collective Bargaining Agreement – HRO will develop a program to educate employees on this issue “When called, we respond with ready units!” 26

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting INTEREST BASED BARGAINING SESSION OUTBRIEF (3 of 3) • HRO Education Plan – A signed copy of the IBB agreement will be posted on the HRO website – LPCs will receive a copy of the IBB agreement – HRO will develop a compatibility brief to provide to all new technicians at New Employee Orientation – Each new technician will receive an Individual Development Plan (IDP) via his or her supervisor upon appointment. The IDP will outline compatibility requirements for the employee. – HRO will brief technicians seeking commissions or warrants – Labor and Management with HRO will conduct town hall meetings to publicly address this issue “When called, we respond with ready units!” 27

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting THE USERRA LAW AND TECHNICIANS • The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) – The right to be restored to technician status after serving on active duty – Limited to 5 cumulative years of active duty service – Employees are protected while on military duty – Restoration rights apply at the end of military duty – Restoration must be requested in writing – Employee is restored to a like/same position “as if he or she never left. ” • Same grade, tenure, seniority “When called, we respond with ready units!” 28

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting TECHNICIANS AND MOBILIZATIONS (1 of 2) • The Adjutant General (TAG) authorizes the mobilization of Ohio Soldiers • TAG is not required to approve voluntary mobilization requests • USERRA protects technicians while on military duty “When called, we respond with ready units!” 29

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting TECHNICIANS AND MOBILIZATIONS (2 of 2) • Every Army National Guard Soldier will go on at least one deployment • Subsequent voluntary deployments will be granted on a case-by-case basis • The Army Chief of Staff is the approval authority for voluntary deployments • The ATAG-Army is the approval authority for hardship cases “When called, we respond with ready units!” 30

ARPEC Town Hall Meeting Questions? “When called, we respond with ready units!” 31