Successfully Negotiating the First Pass-Through Memo in Six Years
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This week, hear news from FEDforum partner Professional Managers Association (PMA).
After several months of negotiations, the Professional Managers Association (PMA) is proud to announce the 2022 National Agreement Consolidated Pass-Through Provisions memorandum. We are grateful to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Human Capital Officer Kevin McIver, Director of Labor/Employee Relations & Negotiations Christina Ballance, the Human Capital Advisory Council, and the Human Capital Board for their time and consideration in hearing PMA's concerns and reviewing our suggestions.
Too often, our members are told that "managers do not have any rights." This is false. While there are some flexibilities in leading the non-bargaining unit (e.g., the Business Operating Division [BOD] may have different policies relating to voluntary relocations), our members are still civil servants. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations, such as those related to travel comp, apply to everyone. The same goes for IRS workforce policies in IRM 6. In addition, we now have a written commitment from the agency that specific provisions of the National Agreement pertain to our members.
The 2022 pass-through memo is the most comprehensive in recent history with portions of 13 additional articles passing through to the non-bargaining unit. That's more than double the total number of articles than were added in the last 15 years combined.
The column from Professional Managers Association is part of the FEDforum, an initiative to unite voices across the federal community. The FEDforum is a space for federal employee groups to share their organizations’ initiatives and activities with the FEDmanager audience.
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