Busting Myths About the Federal Viewpoint Survey OPM

Dear Team OPM,
I’m writing to remind you that you have until this Friday, June 13, to complete your 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. More than 59 percent of you have already responded to this year’s survey. That’s ahead of last year’s 58 percent response rate, and we’re closing in on the 62 percent of OPM employees who responded in 2012.

Thank you. I understand there are some misconceptions out there about this important tool, which tells us what we as managers can do to help you in your jobs. Please watch this video we’ve prepared – with a little help from some of your colleagues. I hope it will answer any concerns you have. If you haven’t filled out the survey, check your email inbox for a message from EVOM@OPM.GOV. It will have your personalized link to the FEVS.

Thank you again for completing the survey and for the hard work you do each and every day.
OPM Director

Katherine Archuleta

Congratulations to Loretta Reeves, in Employment Services (ES), Office of the Chief Learning Officer, who graduated on May 8, 2014 from Howard University with an advanced degree in Public Administration. Loretta is the Vice President of AFGE Local 32. We the membership of Local 32 at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) wants to say CONGRATULATIONS to Loretta on her very special achievement.
Loretta stated that it was important for her to continue and complete her education not because it was require, not because everyone else was doing it, but because it was something she wanted to do for herself. “I enjoy learning and growing as a person and hope that what I am learning through God I can share and become a better person in every aspect of my life.”

Thank a Fed from AFGE Local 32

Thank a Federal Employee 

From AFGE Local 32

Ways to your Local thank you for work they do for America People

-We celebrate how you share your enthusiasm, Thanks for keeping the lines of communication open.

-We prize your well-considered solutions, We appreciate your respectful attitude toward everyone.
-Thank you for keeping the momentum going! We appreciate your decisive action.
-Thank you for helping to keep the peace. We appreciate your amiability more than you know.
-We recognize your easy resilience.  Thanks for how you handled.
- We depend on your support.  We honor you for your convictions.
-We appreciate your penetrating questions.  We respect the depth of your knowledge.
-Thank you for transferring all that data perfectly.  You always meet your deadlines--impressive.
-We are so grateful for your teambuilding skills.  We couldn't have done it without you.
- Your solution to the problem was stunning.  We treasure your creative long-term views.

 



Message from AFGE Local 32 President Charlretta McNeil

Michelle Former President, Soraya Current Treasure, Marilyn Former President and Treasure, and Current President Charlretta McNeill.

 

Message from President.........

Welcome to AFGE Local 32 Blog:  American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).  We represent 1,300 Bargaining Unit employees and 400+ at US Office of Personnel Management (OPM).  We negotiate agreements with OPM that directly affect your professional lives and your work environment, such as flextime, credit hours, tele-work, and professional development.  In addition, we have negotiated child car and transportation subsidies for employees and fair procedures for employee evaluations and promotions.  We have achieved these successes through the efforts of individuals like you. 

As an employee at OPM, you are eligible for Union membership which includes access to a host of free and discounted consumer benefits such as home mortgages, low interest credit cards, computer discounts, scholarships  and online learning.

Please feel free to contact Local 32 with any questions.  Our Local meets monthly to discuss matters of interest to agency employees.  Please come join us and bring your concerns and ideas.

Again, Welcome this Blog. We are very excited about the opportunities at USOPM. We believe respect in the workplace results in productive and creative employees at our Agency US Office of Personnel Management. 

In Solidarity,
Charlretta T. McNeill
President
AFGE, Local 32
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Got Food...Message from AFGE Natiional President J. David Cox

Every night, millions of Americans go to bed hungry. With millions of Americans out of work and even more at jobs that don’t pay enough, food is quickly becoming a luxury for working families. Even in the richest country in the world, more and more families are going hungry every day.

Here’s how you can help. This Saturday, May 10, help us stamp out hunger by leaving cans or boxes of unperishable food by your mailbox – the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will collect the food and distribute the goods to local food banks and pantries.

The NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Last year, 74.4 million pounds of food were collected, making this the tenth consecutive year that collections topped the 70 million pound mark.

AFGE is proud to partner with the NALC and the AFL-CIO to support our needy brothers and sisters, and we hope that you are able to participate. It’s as simple as leaving a few cans or boxes of food by your mailbox – we’ll take care of the rest.

Please tell your friends and coworkers about the Stamp Out Hunger drive this Saturday, May 10, and make sure to leave nonperishable food items by your mailbox for the NALC to collect.

In Solidarity,
J. David Cox, Sr.
President, AFGE

Director Katherine Archuleta's Pitch at Nationals Park

Director Katherine Archuleta's of US. Office of Personnel Management

Watch Director Archuleta throw out the Pitch at the Washington Nationals Baseball game on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Federal Employee Day for Public Recognition Week May 5-9, 2014.

Archuleta did a wonderful job.........Give in up to our OPM Director Archuleta....

Public Service Week at US Office of Personnel Management 2014

 

Today was Public Service Week at US Office of Personnel Management 2014; your Union AFGE Local 32 did a wonderful job with Educate and Mobilize new and current members.  With the hastag of #fedspirit and #PSRW you can see some pictures from today events at OPM.

Marine Rescues Mortgages: Christophe​r Lee Castle is AFGE

Put yourself in the boots of a US Marine in Afghanistan about to return home. You’ve been on a tour of duty for months, and you can’t wait to get home to your family and friends.

Now picture that home being in danger of foreclosure, and your family is struggling to stay afloat.

This is where former Marine and VA worker Christopher Lee Castle comes in.

“I wanted to work for an organization that gives back to veterans... We are a volunteer military force, and a lot of times they get over looked, so that’s important to me,” Castle said

Castle is just one of the hundreds of thousands of federal workers that keep our communities safe every day – and one of the hundreds of proud AFGE local presidents fighting for workers’ rights across the country. That's why AFGE launched "I Am AFGE" - to increase the public's awareness and appreciation for federal employees by hearing these workers' stories in their own voices.

Castle’s story is the second of 15 short-form documentaries being released every three weeks this year. Each documentary will recount the story of one member or group of members from the same agency, and explore what public service means to them and their families.

In Solidarity,

J. David Cox, Sr.       
President, AFGE 

Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week

Washington, DC – From May 4 to 10, the Office of Personnel Management is celebrating Public Service Recognition Week. PSRW, a week dedicated to the service of the Federal workforce, will feature opportunities for agencies to recognize the work of Federal employees who serve their country at home and abroad. The week’s events are also aimed at furthering the goals of the President’s Management Agenda by empowering the Federal workforce to recognize its strengths and the contributions of public servants.