U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410-3000
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR ADMINISTRATION
MEMORANDUM
FOR: Carolyn Federoff,
President, AFGE National Council of HUD Locals 222
FROM:
Priscilla A. Lewis, Chief , Labor Relations Branch, ARHL
SUBJECT: Demand to Bargain - Implementation of HITS Contract
This responds to your September 30, 2003, demand to
bargain (Attachment 1) on the impact and implementation of the HUD Information
Technology Service (HITS) contract. Management acknowledges that your September
30 memorandum preserves your right to bargain on this proposed change. Further,
we are providing additional information made available to us as requested in
your memorandum.
Attachment 2 is
a listing of all affected field IT staff, including title, series, grade and
location. Attachment 3 is a listing of all affected Headquarters IT staff,
including title, series, grade and organizational
location.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is
preparing a plan to accommodate field IT bargaining unit staff impacted by the
award of the HITS contract. Of the 101 IT staff in the field, 80 are bargaining
unit employees. The plan will place the bargaining unit employees into WCF
positions in the field, without loss of grade or pay and does not require
geographic relocation.
Bargaining unit staff will be placed into the
following positions: government
technical monitor, security officer, systems analyst, information technology
specialist for training and customer
liaison activities, and computer assistant (specific job titles may
change as a part of the classification process).
Please contact me as soon as
possible to schedule negotiations. Your prompt response would be greatly
appreciated.
Attachments
cc: Edward
Eitches, Chairperson, Headquarters
Perry Casper, Portland, Oregon
James Lee, Richmond, Virginia
Marinella Murillo, San
Antonio, Texas
Lisa Lowery, Knoxville,
Tennessee
John Noyes, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Patricia Petry, Fargo, South
Dakota