(USF) Setting Up Unions

To set up U.S. Federal Government union and contract information use the Unions USF component (GVT_BU_UNION).

Use the Unions USF to define codes and record data for unions to which agency workers belong. You or others in your agency might need information on union workers for collective bargaining agreement negotiations, grievance tracking, or pay step increases.

This topic discusses how to set up union data in US Federal implementations.

Pages Used to Set Up U.S. Federal Government Union and Contract Information

Page Name	Definition Name	Usage
Union Address Page	GVT_BU_UNION_TBL1	Enter general details and address information for a union.
Union Address Information Page	GVT_BU_UNION_SEC1	Enter the address information for this union.
Contact and Contract Info Page	GVT_BU_UNION_SEC2	Enter contact and contract details for this bargaining unit. The contact information is specific to the contract.
Contact Info Page	GVT_BU_UNION_TBL2	Enter contact information that is general for all contracts with this union.
Partnership Data/Steward Info Page	GVT_BU_UNION_TBL3	Enter partnership and steward data for this bargaining unit.
Union Agreement Page	GVT_BU_UNION_TBL4	Enter additional contract terms for this bargaining unit.
Earnings Codes Page	GVT_BU_UNION_TBL5	Enter allowable earnings codes data for bargaining unit members.

Union Address Page

Use the Union Address page (GVT_BU_UNION_TBL1) to enter general details and address information for a union.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM, and then Product Related, and then Workforce Administration, and then Labor Administration, and then Unions, and then Unions USF, and then Union Address

This example illustrates the Union Address page.

Assign union codes to workers on the Job Data - Job Labor page.

See PeopleSoft Human Resources Administer Workforce: Job Labor Page.

Field or Control	Description
Union Scope	Enter the union scope (local, national, worldwide).
Union Affiliate	Enter the union affiliate type.
LMR Hours (labor management relations hours)	Enter the labor management relations training hours required for union members or other personnel, if you want to track this information.
Country	To enter the union's address information, click this link. The system displays the Union Address Information page.
Union Contact / Contract Info	To enter the bargaining unit's contact and contract information, click this link. The Contact and Contract Info page appears.

Union Address Information Page

Use the Union Address Information page (GVT_BU_UNION_SEC1) to enter the address information for this union.

Navigation:

Click the Country link on the Union Address page.

This example illustrates the Union Address Information page.

Select the appropriate country and enter the address information. If the address is already entered, click the Edit Address link to display the Edit Address Information page.

Contact and Contract Info Page

Use the Contact and Contract Info page (GVT_BU_UNION_SEC2) to enter contact and contract details for this bargaining unit.

The contact information is specific to the contract.

Navigation:

Click the Union Contact / Contract Info link on the Union Address page.

This example illustrates the Contact and Contract Info page.

Contact Information

Enter contact information that is specific for the contract.

Contract Information

Field or Control	Description
Disability Insurance	Specify the amount the disability insurance offered bargaining unit members.
Retirement Pickup Percent	Enter the retirement pickup percent for bargaining unit members' retirement plan under the contract.
Tuition Limit	Indicate the maximum amount of tuition provided each bargaining unit member, if any.
SDI Administration Percent (state disability insurance administration percent)	Enter the percent amount paid to the state disability insurance.
Callback Factor	Enter the rate at which bargaining unit members should be paid if they are called to a job. For example, if the worker should be paid at the regular rate, enter 1 as the factor. Or if the employee should be paid time and a half, enter 1.5.

Contact Info Page

Use the Contact Info page (GVT_BU_UNION_TBL2) to enter contact information that is general for all contracts with this union.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM, and then Product Related, and then Workforce Administration, and then Labor Administration , and then Unions, and then Unions USF, and then Contact Info

This example illustrates the Contact Info page.

Add contact information that is general for the union bargaining unit.

Partnership Data/Steward Info Page

Use the Partnership Data/Steward Info page (GVT_BU_UNION_TBL3) to enter partnership and steward data for this bargaining unit.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM, and then Product Related, and then Workforce Administration, and then Labor Administration , and then Unions, and then Unions USF, and then Partnership Data/Steward Info

This example illustrates the Partnership Data/Steward Info page.

Partner

Field or Control	Description
Union Type	Indicate whether this bargaining unit is part of a private, public, or federal government union.
Date Union Recognized	Enter the date the union was recognized by your agency.

Union Agreement Page

Use the Union Agreement page (GVT_BU_UNION_TBL4) to enter additional contract terms for this bargaining unit.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM, and then Product Related, and then Workforce Administration, and then Labor Administration , and then Unions, and then Unions USF, and then Union Agreement

This example illustrates the Union Agreement page.

Type highlights of the union agreement in the space provided for bargaining unit/union agreement text. Enter more text than is visible in the group box, if needed. Use the inner scroll bar to navigate to text off of the screen.

Earnings Codes Page

Use the Earnings Codes page (GVT_BU_UNION_TBL5) to enter allowable earnings codes data for bargaining unit members.

Navigation:

Set Up HCM, and then Product Related, and then Workforce Administration, and then Labor Administration , and then Unions, and then Unions USF, and then Earnings Codes

This example illustrates the Earnings Codes page.

Note:

The information on this page is for information only.

Field or Control	Description
Company	Designate the company name.
Pay Group, Earn Prog (pay group, earnings program)	Select the pay group. When you move out of this field, the system displays the associated earnings program.
Earnings Code	Select each earnings code that is valid for this union within each pay group.