Hey PEF: No Contract Without Telecommute Protections
Telecommuting is not only a quality of life issue, it is an economic issue. We are paying more and more for fuel to commute to crumbling state office buildings to do a job that for many of us, could be done 100% remotely. We need more opportunity to telecommute, not less, and we need it to be protected via our union contract. For those members that cannot work remotely, there are benefits for you too: Less traffic, less congestion in the office, more parking spaces and less environmental impact to name a few. Members: I encourage you to vote no to any contract that does not provide an increased, protected percentage of telecommuting that does not defer to the whims of agencies and individual supervisors with antiquated ideas about “office culture.”