Below are all articles added or revised by the 2024 Tentative Agreement (TA) between ESC and the EPA. (According to the TA, articles in the previous EPA contract that do not appear below would remain in the new contract unchanged. )
Article 1: Recognition and Unit Designation
Article 2: Union Activities and Official Time
Article 3: Union Use of Agency Facilities and Services
Article 5: Midterm Negotiations
Article 6: Negotiated Grievance Procedure
Article 13: Career Ladder Promotions
Article 17: Student Loan Repayment
Article 18: Child Care Subsidies
Article 19: Employee Assistance Program
Article 20: Workers Compensation
Article 22: Transfer of Function
Article 27: Probationary Employees
Article 28: Retirement/Resignation
Article 29: Prohibited Personnel Practices
Article 31: Ethics and Outside Employment
Article 33: Temporary Medical Issues
Article 36: Lactation Time and Facilities
Article 39: Orientation of New Employees
Article 44: Employee Training and Development
Article 47: Personnel Records and Access to Information
Article 50: Reduction in Force
Article 51: Principles of Scientific Integrity
Article 55: Drug-Free Workplace