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B-156287 1 (1978-05-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IN REPLY REFER TO; B-7156287 May 15, 1978 Mr. Harold H. Borel Financial Manager Regional Commissioner of Customs U.S. Customs Service Department of the Treasury New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Dear Mr. Borel: Subject: FIS-8-V:A:F Further reference is made to your submission to our Office concerning the negotiability of certain union-sponsored proposed pro- visions in a labor-management contract-for your region which would provide that the Customs Service reimburse union representatives for travel expenses incident to assisting and representing employees in connection with adverse action hearings, grievances, and statutory appeal hearings. In requesting our determination in this matter you have cited our decision in 46. Comp. Gen. 21 (1966) in which we held that, sub- ject to guidelines prescribed by the U.S. Civil Service Commission, agencies could pay the travel expenses of union officials incident to their attendance at-activities such as joint employee-management cooperation committees. We stated that such travel expenses were allowable under the Commission's guidelines implementing section 12 of Executive Order No. 10988, where the agency certified that the travel by the union representatives was conducted primarily in the interest of the United States. In your telephone conversation of April 10, 1978, with Mr. David Agazarian, one of our staff attorneys, you stated that your office is not currently considering the issue of negotiability of travel expenses for union representatives as the negotiations with regard to this matter have been suspended. However, you stated that the Customs Service anticipates that the National 1'easury Employees Union will raise this- question sometime in June incident to the negotiation of a labor-management agreement at the national level. We do not believe it is appropriate to issue a formal ruling under such circumstances. Instead, we believe this issue should be a ! t ' . ,,ICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL \g> 7 6 - % 477m

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