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Accelerated Programs
Track 1 Agreement
26 SEP 11
First Action Interview Pilot
21 APR 11
FLASH MOU
11 JAN 12
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17 JAN 12
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Memorandum of Understanding
31 AUG 10
Production Credits and Expectancies
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Production Credits and Expectancies (original)
02 OCT 09
Examiner-Initiated Interviews
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Examiner-Initiated Interviews (original)
02 OCT 09
Patentability Determination
31 AUG 10
Patentability Determination (original)
02 OCT 09
Docket Management
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Docket Management (original)
02 OCT 09
Membership Approves Proposal
20 OCT 09
Count System Task Force Proposal
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Certification and Recertification
02 OCT 09
Work Credit
02 OCT 09
Examiner Expectancies
02 OCT 09
Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBA Negotiations Nearing End
05 FEB 08
CBA Negotiations Reach Midpoint
19 NOV 07
Substantive CBA Negotiations Commence
31 JUL 07
CBA Proposals Submitted to Management
12 JUN 07
Management To Terminate CBA
03 MAR 06
Patent Reform
POPA Joins Unions in Opposition to Patent Reform Act
06 FEB 08
POPA Meets With Congress on Patent Reform Act
07 SEP 07
POPA Opposes Patent Reform Act
04 SEP 07
Hoteling, Telework, and Alternate Worksites
Some Hotelers Allowed Home Duty Stations
15 MAR 10
POPA Has Concerns About USPTO's Telework Bill
03 JUN 08
Telework Stance Shows Management's Hypocrisy
22 FEB 08
Request for Input on Hoteling for Part Time
11 OCT 07
Hoteling Grievances Settled
26 JUN 07
Telework Expands, Collaboration Tools to be Deployed
31 JUL 06
Hoteling Training Video Reveals Serious Shortcomings
31 DEC 05
The Truth About Management's Hoteling Program
30 DEC 05
Pay, Bonuses, and Compensation
POPA Wins on Millennium Pay Appeal
08 DEC 10
2007 Pay Raise Goes Into Effect
27 NOV 06
Pay Increase Arrives On Time for Most
14 DEC 06
USPTO Appeals Millennium Pay Decision
28 AUG 06
MAJOR WIN FOR POPA: Millennium Pay Grievance
25 JUL 06
Recruitment Bonuses Announced After USPTO Delay
30 MAY 06
USPTO Wins Right to Block Pay Increase
24 MAR 06
Production, Performance, and Examination
PAP Pendency Award Addendum
(Overrides Addendum
to PAP MOU of 04 Mar 11)
02 JUN 11
First Action Interview Pilot
21 APR 11
Addendum to PAP MOU
04 MAR 11
PAP Memorandum of Understanding
22 OCT 10
Membership Approves New PAP
22 OCT 10
Social Networking Tool to Launch
14 JUL 09
Technical Training Program Expanded
20 JAN 07
Management to Implement Flat Goal Pilot
20 NOV 06
IDS Changes in the Works
10 JUL 06
Management Proposes New Performance Appraisal Plan
03 MAR 06
Labor Relations
POPA Seeks Bargaining Unit Clarification
19 OCT 10
POPA Supports Supplemental Appropriation
20 JUL 10
Budens Speaks at Corporate Counsel Meeting
17 NOV 09
Dudas and Budens Testify Before Congress
27 FEB 08
GAO Faults Production Quotas for Examiner Attrition
08 OCT 07
Human Capital Survey Results
21 JUN 07
Union Leaders Cite Need for Patent Fixes
16 APR 07
POPA Hosts Union Leaders from EPO and Canada
15 APR 07
Senate Report Admonishes USPTO Management
13 JUL 06
POPA Business
New Executive Committe Roster
04 DEC 08
Official Election Notice
23 OCT 08
Proposed Amendments to POPA Constitution
23 OCT 08
Gene Munson Passes Away
30 DEC 06
Robert Budens Becomes President of POPA
22 JAN 06
POPA President Ron Stern Retires
31 DEC 05
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