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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, February 25, 1983 People Line The People Line can be an effective way for us to communicate. Hill AFB is a very large base, with many different organizations, all performing vital Air Force missions. This base is not ours it belongs to the taxWe are public servants, sworn to payers of this country. welcome the trust. information on waste, I uphold public and assure and abuse, fraud, you that each lead will be (2) second consideration shall be given to (other) employees qualified to do the job in the Radio headsets pose risk paired. Why are they being banned? A Radio headsets mask noises, work-relate- d warnings and instructions. They also pose a serious risk to those who may not be able to hear sounds they should. Regardless of the volume used, wearing headsets creates an f e work environment. Since I am committed to a program to prevent accidents, injuries and health hazards, the ban on radio headsets will remain in effect. ; un-sa- Questions overtime pay I am for about the q policy selecting to work overtime. It seems like the same people are chosen every time there's some overtime available. What determines who's going to work it? calling fa per-sonn- el Restrooms closed to public tell us Could the restrooms in some why you of the base restaurants have been closed to the public? I don't think it can be because of sanitation problems because I see people who are not restaurant personnel in the kitchen area. They also get free coffee. It seems strange that paying customers are suddenly not allowed to use the facilities. In the Air Force, assignment and administration of overtime are usually governed by the However, here at provisions of AFR and the union management entered inOgden, which local a is now embodied in to agreement the local supplement to the Master Labor Agreement between Hq AFLC and the American Federation of Government Employees. The local agreement states that: (1) the first consideration for overtime shall be given to the employees currently assigned the 40-55- 2. , functional area where the overtime is required; (3) in the event more than one employee in the functional area is interested and the employees are generally equal in terms of qualifications, performance and dependability, the senior employee based on Service Computation Date will be assigned the overtime. In this latter case, however, the supervisor is required to maintain a rotational system whereby each qualified employee within a designated work area will be given the opportunity to participate in overtime on an equitable basis. If an employee refuses overtime, the supervisor will go to the next available person on the list. If the necessary employees cannot be found on a voluntary basis, then the supervisor has the authority to assign overtime on the basis of specific skill needs. A Currently, the only restrooms in some restaurants are in the kitchen area where food is prepared. This area is off limits to patrons to avoid sanitation problems. Those who deliver . v (A LEO MARQUEZ Major General, VSAF Commander, Ogden ALC visitors. Long range plans call for patron restrooms in most restaurants. No ALC furloughs Q fa ahead There is a rumor on base that all ALC employees will be furloughed without pay. Is there any truth to this rumor? Presently, there are no plans to furlough employees here at Hill. Wants retirement plaques who We have some in our Q . fa people organization have worked for federal service for 30 and 40 years. Now they are retiring and we have not been able to get plaques for them. What is the base policy on plaques? How do we go about getting them, or can we? AFLCR Recognition of Retiring Members, contains guidance for recognizing people who are retiring. The regulation outlines the official base policy. It provides for the presentation of a letter of appreciation and appropriate retirement certificate. If your organization would like to give retirees additional recognition, you may do so at your own expense and if you follow existing regulations. 500-1- 5, SKOl'J Cl sale With Your Purchase Of An Average Kitchen... Get FREE Storage Trays in Sink Cabinet Tilt-O- ut IUh.-- c Q dm i JllKli 3GQE) '' 01 I CABINETS VANITIES APPLIANCES GOME SEE US FOR YOUR BEST BUYS UKKg. 7 food are restaurant personnel or vendors who have current food handlers' permits. Occasionally, others from the fire department, civil engineering and security policy have official business in this area. Restaurant management has been counseled to stop free coffee to job; We recently received a directive stating we cannot use radio headsets in our work area. The reason given is that our hearing might be im- Q thoroughly investigated I urge you to use the People Line, Ext 77000, to ask questions, report problems, or offer suggestions. Remarks are recorded 24 hours a day. All inquiries are personally reviewed by .myself or our vice commander. Answers to anonymous inquiries can be obtained by calling the People Line administrator, Ext. 75305. Page 1661 No. Main SUNSET 773-503- 1 |
