National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd is scheduled to testify before a Senate sub-committee later this month on the state of AUO and its use within the US Border Patrol. We will send out details on that hearing as soon as they become available. The release of the Omnibus Spending Bill indicated positive news […]
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Stay tuned for an article on how management at Yuma, especially Wellton, completely messed up your pay reform meeting. The Union is currently gathering the facts and will publish the information as soon as possible. For now, not only does it appear that Chief Martin wants rank-and-file agents to know nothing about how the current
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2013 Contact:Tim Kauffman 202-639-6405/202-374-6491 kaufft@afge.org AFGE rejects notion that there should be trade-off between federal programs and federal employees WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. issued the following statement in response to the budget deal announced today by the Budget Conference Committee: “Despite the
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Below is the video from the hearing that the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held on November 20, 2013 regarding Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime. The hearing starts at 26 minutes into the video so you’ll need to fast-forward to that point. Video streaming by Ustream
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Rather than publish the bills on this site, the NBPC is providing links to the bills that appear on the Congress.gov website so that members can track the status of the bills: Senate version – S. 1691 House version – H.R. 3463
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New legislation would save more than an estimated $1 billion over 10 years Nov 13, 2013 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduced H.R. 3463, The Border Patrol Pay Reform Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation aims to fix inadequacies in Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) – the overtime component within the Border Patrol pay
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Nov 13, 2013 (U.S. SENATE) – Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) are introducing bipartisan legislation to reform the antiquated Border Patrol Agent pay system and save up to $1 billion over 10 years. The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2013 will provide more reliable pay and work schedules for Border
Border Patrol agents work in a unique law enforcement environment and encounter threats that are not often seen by police and sheriff’s departments. One of these threats is the use of rocks by smugglers and illegal aliens to harass, distract, and assault Border Patrol agents. Rocks are prevalent throughout the southwest border, weapons that are
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