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Section 519 Technician Study |
First Meeting Regarding Study of NG Tech Program Set for Monday
March 5th in DC
by Ben Banchs
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New Orleans, LA (March 3, 2012) - Representatives of LIUNA
(along with three other Unions that represent National Guard
Technicians) will be meeting with DoD and research firm
CNA
to discuss plans for meeting the requirements of Section 519 of
the
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section
519(b)(8) requires that DoD "ensure the involvement and input of
military technicians (dual status)" in the study.
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This study would not be taking place had it not been for the
legislative efforts by our LIUNA Lobbyist and National Guard Members who
have travelled to Washington DC, year after year, walking the halls of
Congress in order to educate lawmakers, especially those on the Senate
Armed Services Committee, regarding the inequities experienced by
Federal Technicians employed under Section 709 of Title 32, otherwise
known as the Technician Act of 1968.
The meeting scheduled for Monday, March 5th, 2012, is intended to
provide the Unions with information on the study tasks, timeline, and
what the CNA study team will be discussing with the
Technicians. According to a representative from DoD, CNA's approach
consists of three main activities: first, CNA will be obtaining data
from the services (Army and Air)to build the analytical databases to
support the baseline analysis of the Technician program, and support
cost analyses; second, CNA will be conducting a literature review of the
Technician program; third, CNA will be conducting semi-structured
interviews with subject matter experts (SMEs) and program stakeholders.
As part of these activities, CNA will be visiting Guard and Reserve
units to speak directly with Technicians, at which time Local Union
representatives will be welcome to attend these discussions.
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