2007-2011

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC

AND

TECHNICAL SERVICES UNIT

AGREEMENT

 

 

September 4, 2008

 

Mr. Kenneth Brynien, President

Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO

 

Dear Mr. Brynien:

 

During the negotiation of Article 8 of the 2003-2007 State/PEF Agreement the parties discussed extension of the State’s Travel Card program to employees in the PS&T Unit. This letter continues and confirms the basis on which this program operates.

Certain employees are provided with a Travel Card at no cost to them. The card is restricted to use for payment of travel expenses incurred while in travel status in the performance of official duties.

Employees may participate in the program only if they are expected to regularly incur travel expenses on a yearly basis, and participation of any individual employee is subject to agency approval. The program is offered to PS&T Unit employees on the same terms available to other employees, and any changes in the program that may from time to time be made by agreement of the State and Travel Card vendor, or that may be made by the State in connection with its administration of the program, will apply to PS&T employees in the same manner they are applied to other employees. The State will notify PEF of changes in the program that may from time to time be made by agreement of the State and the Travel Card vendor, or that may be made by the State in the administration of the program.

Employees who participate in the program will have the option to discontinue their participation at any time with reasonable advance notice.

Please confirm PEF's agreement with the contents of this letter by countersigning it below.

 

For the State:

 

John Currier
Deputy Director for Contract Negotiation and Administration

Governor's Office of Employee Relations

 

For PEF:

  

Kenneth Brynien

President

Public Employees Federation