What role can the local unions play in the IA WIP?
The National Consultation (NCR) mentioned above does not absolve local parties from fulfilling their local bargaining obligations as appropriate prior to implementation of DoD policy. They can participate in the planning for meeting the IA WIP requirements for the Civilian IA Workforce. The local union can not negotiate the actual implementation requirements. For example: · Who needs to be certified is non negotiable. · Order/priority to certify the local IA Workforce may be negotiated. · The number of retests the organization will fund may be negotiated.
