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Labor-Management Guidance

AFSA's dedicated labor management staff always stands ready to assist our members with any kind of question or problem related, for example, to security clearances or violations, denial of tenure, employment-related performance evaluation, discipline/selection out, etc. They spend most of their time on individual cases - consultations, meetings, grievance representation and so on. We encourage you to know your rights and to seek out our lawyers and advisors whose main task is to represent your interests.
As you consider your individual situation, many questions may come up. Is this comment on my EER/AEF grievable? How to I find out whether I have the grounds for an EEO complaint? What do I do when DS or the IG show up and want to ask me questions? What are AFSA's rights and responsibilities while representing me? Our labor management team has compiled a selection of general answers to some of these questions, and these are available here for our members. The list is not comprehensive, and some questions may only be answered by speaking to our lawyers and advisors in person. We always encourage you to do so. Click here to email our labor management office.
The following basic information may be of some assistance as you confront a question or problem.
- Absentee Voting Guide
- AFSA Labor Management Responsibilities
- AFSA Post Representatives
- Anti-Lobbying Act
- Assignment Restrictions and Preclusions – What to Do
- Attorney List
- Decision Criteria for Tenure/Precepts
- Dissent Channel
- Divorce Resources
- DS Procedurals for Security Clearance Investigations
- EEO Investigation Guidance
- EEO Witness Guidance
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Foreign Contact Reporting
- The Foreign Service Clause
- Foreign Service Labor Management 101
- General Guidance for FS Employees
- Grievance Guidance
- Guidance on Recording of DS/RSO/OIG/OCR Interviews
- Guidelines for Official Writing
- Health Benefits Plan Guide
- IG and DS Investigation Guidance
- In-State Tuition Residency Determination
- Legal Defense Fund (LDF) SOP
- LMRDA Union Member Rights
- Long-Term Care Calculator
- Overtime and Compensatory Time Rules
- Pay Chart
- PCS Travel Claims: Reminders for the 2016 Transfer Season
- Pet Travel Guidance
- Pregnancy, Adoption and Related Issues
- Professional Liability Insurance Reimbursement Form
- Reminder for OGE 278 Filers to Report Financial Transactions throughout the Year
- Residence and Domicile
- Rules on Political Activity
- Security Clearances: Know Your Rights
- Security Reporting Requirements
- Social Media Guidance
- SOP: Policy, Assistance, Oversight and Reporting
- Tandem Couples Issues
- Tax Guide
- Workers Compensation