After several years of negotiating, with many twists and turns, AFGE Local 1092 and Joint Base Andrews have finally signed an agreement that provides important benefits and improvements to employees’ working conditions.
The contract, which took effect June 10, covers approximately 1,400 professionals and non-professionals GS employees of the Air Force at Joint Base Andrews and Joint Base Anacostia in the Washington, D.C. area.
Local 1092 President Michael Turpin said the contract has been long overdue since 1999, and he’s happy we were finally able to finish this after three years. The contract will help managers and employees to better understand laws, rules, and regulations within the federal government. Since 1999, a lot has changed, and Turpin said government workers have to learn to adapt to those changes. This contract will do just that.
“Let’s start a new beginning and leave the old stuff alone,” he added.
Here are some of the highlights of the new contract:
“The Local 1092 leadership and bargaining team did a great job in keeping employee interests first and foremost,” said Peter Winch, special assistant to the National Vice President District 14. “Many thanks to Octavia Hall, who bargained the initial contract as president of Local 1401, and who then later served as the initial chief negotiator for this contract for a lengthy period of time during the Trump administration -- she was able to keep the pot simmering until we could come in for the finish.”
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