What are the types of disciplinary actions?

There a three basic types of discipline the agency can impose under the current Master Agreement:  Disciplinary Actions, Adverse Actions, and Major Adverse Actions.

Disciplinary Actions: These are admonishments and reprimands.  If issued, they will be in your Official Personnel File (OPF) for either 2 years (admonishment) or 3 years (reprimands).  You can ask to have either removed after six months, and if not further discipline has been taken against you, the agency will usually agree to do so.

Adverse Actions:  Suspensions (usually under 15 days for Title 5 employees), which can vary in length depending on the severity of the infraction.  Suspensions will be placed in your OPF and will never be removed.

Major Adverse Actions:  Supensions (usually 15 days or longer for Title 5 employees) or termination.  This is pretty self-explanatory:  a termination is removal from federal service, and like suspensions, will be placed in your OPF and never be removed.

If the agency is levying any sort of disciplinary action against you, please contact us at afge906@gmail.com for any advice or questions you may have.  You have a right to have a union representative with you at any/all meetings regarding disciplinary actions.