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UPDATE!
Border Patrol Sector Enforcement Specialists throughout the U.S. have been
placed back in the bargaining unit after having been removed for “national
security reasons”. The only Specialists not back in the Union are those
working in Houlton, Swanton, and Del Rio Sectors.
During a hearing before the FLRA, the agency placed the employees back in
the bargaining unit after admitting it acted prematurely in removing them.
The employees in the three sectors still excluded have access to a Secure
Telephone Unit, which the agency believes excludes them from collective
bargaining. The agency stated it is their intent to remove all Specialists from
the bargaining unit once they are performing national security work.
The NBPC will continue the fight for the three sectors still excluded by the
agency. Legal briefs are due in 30 days. Those rejoining the Union are
immediately eligible for all rights and benefits of membership.
placed back in the bargaining unit after having been removed for “national
security reasons”. The only Specialists not back in the Union are those
working in Houlton, Swanton, and Del Rio Sectors.
During a hearing before the FLRA, the agency placed the employees back in
the bargaining unit after admitting it acted prematurely in removing them.
The employees in the three sectors still excluded have access to a Secure
Telephone Unit, which the agency believes excludes them from collective
bargaining. The agency stated it is their intent to remove all Specialists from
the bargaining unit once they are performing national security work.
The NBPC will continue the fight for the three sectors still excluded by the
agency. Legal briefs are due in 30 days. Those rejoining the Union are
immediately eligible for all rights and benefits of membership.
| We would like thank the brave Swanton Sector Enforcement Specialists who testified on behalf of this volatile issue. We will continue to fight this issue until a positive outcome can be reached. |
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VP Zavala recently met with Sector management to
discuss a few concerns regarding health and safety
issues. Particularly Beecher Falls Station and
Swanton Station. Beecher Falls Station has some
serious issues with it's holding cells which have
no or lacking ventilation for airborne pathogens
which could be a serious health issue for those
agents and support personnel.
The holding cells at the Swanton station were a hot
topic.
Swanton Station has a serious need for a new air
filtration system for their holding area. The type of
material used on the main holding cell window is
also a safety concern. It is believed to be about
1/4" Plexiglas which could easily be broken and
used against personnel. This is an issue of safety
for the personnel and others.
These and other issues have been brought to light
and Sector Management has agreed to look into a
resolution.
If you have any Health and Safety Concerns please
let us know here
discuss a few concerns regarding health and safety
issues. Particularly Beecher Falls Station and
Swanton Station. Beecher Falls Station has some
serious issues with it's holding cells which have
no or lacking ventilation for airborne pathogens
which could be a serious health issue for those
agents and support personnel.
The holding cells at the Swanton station were a hot
topic.
Swanton Station has a serious need for a new air
filtration system for their holding area. The type of
material used on the main holding cell window is
also a safety concern. It is believed to be about
1/4" Plexiglas which could easily be broken and
used against personnel. This is an issue of safety
for the personnel and others.
These and other issues have been brought to light
and Sector Management has agreed to look into a
resolution.
If you have any Health and Safety Concerns please
let us know here
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May 8, 2008
Suspects arrested near Canada border with 250 pounds of
marijuana
NEWPORT— Despite an apparently well-conceived drug smuggling plan that
involved a “pick-up vehicle” and a “blocking vehicle,” four men were arrested
Wednesday by Border Patrol agents after allegedly heading toward the
Canadian border with 250 pounds of marijuana.
At about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Border Patrol agents in Newport spied a minivan
and an SUV traveling in tandem toward the border in the town of Holland. Agents
followed the two vehicles as they drive along Prairie Road, an east-west
passage that parallels the border known as a commonroute for drug smugglers
and human traffickers, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s
Office.
Agents stopped both vehicles after the driver of the minivan, Mathieu
Desrochers, 23, of St. Hubert, Quebec, turned off the vehicle’s headlights for
about a minute. Upon searching the minivan, Border Patrol agents said they
found four large duffel bags containing marijuana and about $240,000 in cash.
According to court records, John Belanger, 26, Jack Levy, 28, and Carlos Citron,
31, all from Massachusetts, were in the SUV acting as a blocking vehicle.
According to federal officials, a blocking vehicle leads a second vehicle to the
location where the drugs will be picked up and acts as a lookout for police. After
the drugs are loaded into the pick-up vehicle, the blocking vehicle follows the first
vehicle away from the pick-up location and acts as a decoy if police begin to
follow, allowing the pick-up vehicle to get away.
All four men have been charged in U.S. District Court with possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute. Belanger, Levy and Desrochers were
detained pending a bail hearing today. Cintron was released on conditions.
Burlington Free Press 05/09/08
Suspects arrested near Canada border with 250 pounds of
marijuana
NEWPORT— Despite an apparently well-conceived drug smuggling plan that
involved a “pick-up vehicle” and a “blocking vehicle,” four men were arrested
Wednesday by Border Patrol agents after allegedly heading toward the
Canadian border with 250 pounds of marijuana.
At about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Border Patrol agents in Newport spied a minivan
and an SUV traveling in tandem toward the border in the town of Holland. Agents
followed the two vehicles as they drive along Prairie Road, an east-west
passage that parallels the border known as a commonroute for drug smugglers
and human traffickers, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s
Office.
Agents stopped both vehicles after the driver of the minivan, Mathieu
Desrochers, 23, of St. Hubert, Quebec, turned off the vehicle’s headlights for
about a minute. Upon searching the minivan, Border Patrol agents said they
found four large duffel bags containing marijuana and about $240,000 in cash.
According to court records, John Belanger, 26, Jack Levy, 28, and Carlos Citron,
31, all from Massachusetts, were in the SUV acting as a blocking vehicle.
According to federal officials, a blocking vehicle leads a second vehicle to the
location where the drugs will be picked up and acts as a lookout for police. After
the drugs are loaded into the pick-up vehicle, the blocking vehicle follows the first
vehicle away from the pick-up location and acts as a decoy if police begin to
follow, allowing the pick-up vehicle to get away.
All four men have been charged in U.S. District Court with possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute. Belanger, Levy and Desrochers were
detained pending a bail hearing today. Cintron was released on conditions.
Burlington Free Press 05/09/08
| GOOD JOB NEWPORT BORDER PATROL!!!! |