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FAQ:
What do I do if I am ordered to submit a memorandum:
Know
your rights!!
You've
just been ordered to submit a memorandum and there are no
Union Representatives available to help direct you in writing
your memo. What do you do?
You
have the right to seek Union representation. According
to the current Bargaining Agreement, under Article 31 B, section
3, you have the right to seek Union representation when you
are ordered to submit a memorandum or when you are under investigation.
Additionally, you have 48 hours to contact a Union representative
to assist you.
If
you are denied this right, don't forget that your memorandum
is a compelled statement. Include something similar
to this in your memo:
On
(Month day year), I was ordered to write this memorandum
regarding (blank) I demanded a union representative of my
choice, Union President Derek Hernandez, and asked for additional
time to prepare this memo as per Article 31 of the Collective
Bargaining Agreement. My understanding was that President
Hernandez was on other official duties today, but is available
tomorrow to assist me with this memorandum. However, I was
ordered by SBPA (blank) to have this memo completed and
turned in by close of business on (Month date.)
Then,
have another Agent look over your memorandum before you submit
it.
If,
after submitting your memorandum, your superior requests that
you make changes to it, the Union advises you to make any
grammatical changes (remember, your paperwork follows you
for your entire career), however, if you are uncomfortable
with certain changes to your memorandum, you do not have to
make any changes.
Additionally,
if you are writing a memorandum which may lead to an OIG
investigation, be advised that they cannot see your memorandum
because it is a compelled statement, at which point, your
memorandum serves as a device which you are allowed to reflect
upon during the interview.
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