National Border Patrol Council Joins Boycott of Quentin Tarantino Movies

Leaders of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents more than 16,500 men and women who protect our nation’s borders, expressed their outrage at Quentin Tarantino, who last Saturday joined a New York protest of police brutality and called police “murderers.”

The Hollywood filmmaker’s words and actions are “a disgusting and dangerous insult” to all law enforcement officers, said NBPC president Brandon Judd. The Border Patrol, he pointed out, is one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies.

“We stand strongly in support of our brothers and sisters in uniform who have called for a boycott of Tarantino movies,” Judd said. “His hateful words, spoken just four days after a NYPD officer was gunned down in East Harlem, will only embolden those who would do harm to police officers. Aren’t we a big enough target already?”

The NBPC is proud to join the nation’s five largest police unions, all of which have called for a boycott of Tarantino’s work, including his upcoming movie, “The Hateful Eight.”

Judd said he agrees wholeheartedly with the Los Angeles Police Protective League, which issued a statement saying "Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level.”

http://www.bpunion.org/newsroom/press-releases/1808-national-border-patrol-council-joins-boycott-of-quentin-tarantino-movies

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Nationwide Swap Program UPDATE

This message is in regards to those employees that have been paired and their match has either; not responded or declined the Swap (negatively impacted).

Your name will not be forwarded to DC at this time. 

Also, those that declined will still be eligible for the next round of SWAPS.

Agents negatively impacted will be put back into the program and we will try to get them another pairing (one last try). But we should remember, this is done by computer and once again, everything will be done by seniority. There is a good probability that some of these Agents will not get another pairing. We hope to have round 2 out by the end of next week.

You will not be guaranteed another offering or the same station that was given to you last time.

If you are paired again, you will be notified via email.

Over 40 Agents who did decline, did so because they have already accepted a ROB or VRP.

Out of the 386 pairings (772 Agents); 138 denied the pairing, but some of them cancel each other out (both denied the pairing).

Border Patrol Agent Alex Urzua

CAO PAIC D. BeMiller refuses to play by the rules.

Campo’s PAIC David BeMiller has stated that he does not have to and will not abide by the stations DMT because he doesn’t like it! Apparently BeMiller believes that he can ignore the agreements he does not like. He believes he knows what's best and he's going to do it his way whether we like it or not. The DMT has been in place for years and has governed selections with transparency and fairness. BeMiller has decided he’s going to fix it and do it his way. This is the same attitude we dealt with at Chula Vista when PAIC Parks decided to implement his TEAM concept. Parks thought he knew better and the union fought him and won. We will fight this decision by BeMiller and we will prevail. 

OPM BPAPRA Regulations Cheat Sheet

NBPC is working on legislative solutions to certain aspects such as AWS. The regulations also refer to portions being subject to impact and implementation bargaining. Such as time limits to make up "debt hours."

To read full OPM final regs click here.

Here are some of the highlights to the OPM final regulations.

Take effect first pay period of 2016 (January 10, 2016)

Agents will select a level once a year.

·        Must be provided selection form by November 1^st

·        Elections made no later than December 1^st

90 % must be at level 1 at each location

Payable during paid leave or other supplemental pay

Hours in excess of level if scheduled will be OT, if unscheduled will be Comp time.

Comp Time.

·        Max 240 per year

·        Max 10 hrs per pay period

All PA’s are FLSA exempt

Title 5 premium cap applies

OT is either approved after the fact or ordered in advance

Instructors and administrative positions

·        Assigned basic tour (40 hrs)

·        Can be assigned level 1 or 2 based on “comprehensive staffing analysis.”

·        This level assignment may be delayed 90 days if agent on detail.

“Unable to perform “ OT

·        Law enforcement authority revoked

·        Inability will last for an extended period of time

·        Any other appropriate reason as determined by CBP

·        CBP must delay “effective day” (level drop) if due to on the job injury covered by OWCP.

·        May delay effective date for LWOP under FMLA

·        CBP may use this provision to allow agents to voluntarily drop levels due to personal circumstances.

BPAPRA and retirement (high 3)

·        Computed with the avg OT% on or after Jan 10, 2016 or

·        The avg of all time in service (continuous 36 months).

Paid Leave

·        An Agent will receive the applicable OT supplement (25, 12.5, 0).

Canine Handlers

·        Will be level 1

·        1 hour per day for care of k9 will be considered part of 20 hours scheduled OT (nothing in regs say they can’t work more than 20).

Debt hours

·        No time limit to when they must be made up

·        Agency can schedule the OT to be made up

AWS

               Not allowed

Official Time

·        If not performing specific tasks as mentioned in regs union official will accrue “debt” hours.

MUR Command Staff puts up temporary checkpoint!

This sign was posted on the doors to the entrance where the command staff has it’s offices at the MUR station. Really is this how we deal with employees now. Just lock them out and everything will be ok! No, there is no construction going on. Come on man!