Note: VA has an interchange agreement for excepted service positions covering employees who occupy medical or medical‐related positions appointed under Title 38 38 U.S.C.
AFGE Stands with VA Workers Every day, these workers strive to make sure our veterans have access to the best healthcare and benefits possible.
OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities Eligibility.
Interchange agreements provide for two-way movement. This means that career and career-conditional employees are eligible for employment in the other merit systems with which the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has agreements under conditions similar to those described in the preceding section.
An employee who expects to be absent more than one day will inform the supervisor or designee of the expected date of return to duty and notify the supervisor of any change. In the case of extended illness, daily reports will not be required.
A master contract or master agreement is a collective bargaining agreement which covers all unionized worksites in an industry, market or company, and which establishes the terms and conditions of employment common to all workers in the industry, market or company.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is an agency of the federal government that provides benefits, health care, and cemetery services to military Veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) runs programs benefiting veterans and members of their families.
AFGE is the largest union for civilian, non-postal federal employees and the largest union for District of Columbia employees who report directly to the mayor (i.e., outside D.C. public schools). It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO.
A VA contract outlines each party's obligations, rights, responsibilities, privileges, and limitations. It also describes procedures that will be followed in the event either party needs to terminate or make changes to their work arrangement.