(CNN) The Department of Agriculture has agreed to give some employees more time to decide whether they will be relocated from Washington to Kansas City or lose their jobs, according to the union representing them.

Employees now have ‪until September 27‬ to reconsider their decisions and the end of the year to relocate if they choose to do so, the union said Friday. The department had originally directed employees to report to work in the new city by ‪September 30.‬

The agreement between the American Federation of Government Employees and the USDA follows the decision by about 70% of employees in the two affected offices to not relocate, according to the union's figures.

To encourage employees to make the move, the union said, the USDA will provide "incentive payments equal to one month's salary."

The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday afternoon.

Read More