i TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE ARTICLE 1 - UNIT OF RECOGNITION SECTION 1 - EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE SECTION 2 - RECOGNIZED UNITS SECTION 3 - CHANGES TO THE UNIT ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNING LAWS AND REGULATIONS SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - AGENCY REGULATION ARTICLE 3 - EMPLOYEE RIGHTS SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION OF WEINGARTEN RIGHTS SECTION 3 - EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION SECTION 4 - EMPLOYEE CONCERNS ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ARTICLE 5 - UNION RIGHTS AND DUTIES SECTION 1 - REPRESENTATION RIGHTS SECTION 2 - FORMAL MEETINGS AND WEINGARTEN RIGHTS SECTION 3 - PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND DATA ARTICLE 6 - OFFICIAL TIME AND TRAVEL OF UNION OFFICERS AND STEWARDS FOR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - REPRESENTATIONAL FUNCTIONS SECTION 3 - RELEASE PROCEDURE SECTION 4 - EQUAL REPRESENTATION SECTION 5 - LISTS OF UNION OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES SECTION 6 - LISTS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE BARGAINING UNIT SECTION 7 - TRAVEL TIME SECTION 8 - EXCLUSIONS FROM OFFICIAL TIME SECTION 9 - REASSIGNMENT OF UNION REPRESENTATIVES SECTION 10 - AUTHORITY SECTION 11 – ANNUAL LEAVE FOR UNION REPRESENTATIVES ARTICLE 7 - USE OF FACILITIES BY THE UNION ARTICLE 8 - TRAINING OF UNION OFFICERS AND STEWARDS SECTION 1 - GENERAL ii SECTION 2 - OFFICIAL TIME SECTION 3 - LIMIT ON TOTAL OFFICIAL TIME FOR TRAINING ARTICLE 9 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 – COMMUNICATIONS ARTICLE 10 - PAYROLL ALLOTMENTS FOR WITHHOLDING OF DUES SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - AUTHORIZATION OF PAYROLL ALLOTMENT SECTION 3 - TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION SECTION 4 - PROCESSING PAYROLL ALLOTMENTS ARTICLE 11 - HOURS OF WORK SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - STANDARD WORKWEEK SECTION 3 - STANDARD TOUR OF DUTY SECTION 4 - CHANGES SECTION 5 - BREAKS SECTION 6 - MEAL PERIODS SECTION 7 - SHIFT WORK SECTION 8 - START-UP TIME/CLEAN-UP TIME ARTICLE 12 - ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS SECTION 3 - AWS PROVISIONS SECTION 4 - PAY AND EXCUSED ABSENCE UNDER AWS SECTION 5 - AWS RESTRICTIONS SECTION 6 - RESOLVING CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS ARTICLE 13 - OVERTIME SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - SCHEDULING AND APPROVAL SECTION 3 - COMPENSATORY TIME SECTION 4 – DUTY STATUS AND OVERTIME DEFINITIONS SECTION 5 - LEAVE POLICY SECTION 6 - BREAKS AND LUNCH DURING OVERTIME ARTICLE 14 - TELEWORK SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REQUEST PROCEDURES SECTION 3 – SAFETY CERTIFICATION AND TELEWORK PROGRAM AGREEMENT SECTION 4 - PERSONALLY OWNED EQUIPMENT SECTION 5 - HOURS OF WORK AND LEAVE SECTION 6 – EMERGENCY CLOSING PROCEDURES SECTION 7 – UNION NOTIFICATION iii ARTICLE 15 - ANNUAL LEAVE SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - LEAVE SCHEDULING SECTION 3 - UNSCHEDULED LEAVE SECTION 4 - EXTENDED LEAVE SECTION 5 - RESOLVING CONFLICT SECTION 6 - LEAVE USAGE INCREMENTS SECTION 7 - ADVANCED LEAVE SECTION 8 - CHANGE IN LEAVE CATEGORY ARTICLE 16 - SICK LEAVE SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE SECTION 3 - DOCUMENTATION SECTION 4 - ADVANCE OF SICK LEAVE SECTION 5 - CHARGE TO ANNUAL LEAVE SECTION 6 - LEAVE USAGE INCREMENTS SECTION 7 - PRIVACY ARTICLE 17 - OTHER ABSENCES SECTION 1 - REGISTRATION AND VOTING SECTION 2 - FUNERAL LEAVE SECTION 3 - CLIMATIC AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS SECTION 4 - COURT LEAVE SECTION 5 - BLOOD DONATION SECTION 6 - LEAVE WITHOUT PAY SECTION 7 - RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES SECTION 8 - BONE MARROW AND ORGAN DONATION ARTICLE 18 - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS SECTION 3 – PROCEDURES SECTION 4 - DOCUMENTATION ARTICLE 19 - HEALTH AND SAFETY SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 – DEFINITIONS SECTION 3 – CORRECTING CONDITIONS AND REPORTING SECTION 4 – COMMITTEES SECTION 5 – INSPECTIONS SECTION 6 – ERGONOMIC PROGRAM AND VIDEO MONITORS SECTION 7 – HAZARDOUS ASSIGNMENTS iv ARTICLE 20 - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - USE OF LEAVE UNDER THE PROGRAM SECTION 3 - EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION 4 - MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION 5 - PROGRAM TRAINING AND PROMOTION SECTION 6 - PROGRAM EVALUATION ARTICLE 21 - QUALITY OF WORK LIFE SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 – EMPLOYEES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SECTION 3 – DEPENDENT CARE SECTION 4 - PARKING SECTION 5 – SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS ARTICLE 22 - eLEARNING ARTICLE 23 - EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - PAID TUITION SECTION 3 -CHANGE IN TOUR OF DUTY SECTION 4 - COLLEGE CREDIT ARTICLE 24 - CAREER ENHANCEMENT ARTICLE 25 - POSITION REVIEWS AND APPEAL SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 – OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED SECTION 3 – POSITION REVIEW SECTION 4 – APPEAL PROCESS SECTION 5 – REPRESENTATION SECTION 6 – CLASSIFICATION SURVEYS SECTION 7 - ACCRETION OF DUTIES ARTICLE 26 - MERIT PROMOTION SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS SECTION 3 - RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION 4 - NONCOMPETITIVE ACTIONS SECTION 5 - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION 6 – APPLICATIONS SECTION 7 - REASSIGNMENT REQUESTS SECTION 8 - EVALUATION/ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SECTION 9 - RATING, RANKING AND REFERRAL PROCEDURES SECTION 10 - SELECTION PROCESS SECTION 11 - DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION REVIEW v SECTION 12 - CAREER LADDERS SECTION 13 - TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS/DETAILS ARTICLE 27 - PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SECTION 3 - ESTABLISHMENT/MODIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SECTION 4 - RATING PERFORMANCE SECTION 5 - IMPROVING UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLANS (PIP) SECTION 6 - DENIAL OF WITHIN-GRADE INCREASE SECTION 7 - REMEDIAL ACTIONS BASED ON UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE ARTICLE 28 - INCENTIVE AWARDS ARTICLE 29 - INTERNAL REORGANIZATION SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 – NOTIFICATION ARTICLE 30 - REDUCTION-IN-FORCE SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES SECTION 3 - NOTIFICATION SECTION 4 – DOCUMENTATION SECTION 5 – PARTICIPATION IN RIF PROCESS SECTION 6 – RIF NOTICE SECTION 7 - OFFER OF POSITION AND RESPONSE SECTION 8 - COMPETITIVE LEVELS AND RETENTION REGISTERS SECTION 9 - SEPARATION SECTION 10 - WAIVER OF QUALIFICATIONS SECTION 11 - INFORMATION TO EMPLOYEES SECTION 12 - RETIREMENT SECTION 13 - DISPLACEMENT SECTION 14 - PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION SECTION 15 - EXCEPTION TO ORDER OF RELEASE ARTICLE 31 - TRANSFER OF FUNCTION SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - PROCEDURES SECTION 3 - DOCUMENTATION SECTION 4 - PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNCTION SECTION 5 - COMPETITIVE AREA SECTION 6 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES vi ARTICLE 32 - CONTRACTING OUT SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - NOTIFICATION SECTION 3 - COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY SECTION 4 - SITE VISITS SECTION 5 - INFORMATION SECTION 6 - DECISION TO CONTRACT OUT SECTION 7 - RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARTICLE 33 - WORKFORCE TRANSITION PLAN SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 – APPLICABILITY SECTION 3 - JOB ASSISTANCE AND OUTPLACEMENT SECTION 4 - RETRAINING PROGRAMS SECTION 5 - INTERNAL PLACEMENT PROGRAMS SECTION 6 - SEPARATION INCENTIVES SECTION 7 - COUNSELING SERVICES ARTICLE 34 - QUALITY INITIATIVES ARTICLE 35 - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - EEO COMMITTEES SECTION 3 - EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION SECTION 4 - TRAINING SECTION 5 - ACCESSIBILITY TO EEO COUNSELORS SECTION 6 - COMPLAINT PROCESSING ARTICLE 36 - PERSONNEL RECORDS SECTION 1 – GENERAL SECTION 2 - OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FOLDER (OPF) SECTION 3 - SUPERVISOR'S RECORD OF EMPLOYEE SECTION 4 - CONTROL OF RECORDS ARTICLE 37 - DISCIPLINARY AND ADVERSE ACTIONS SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE SECTION 3 - INVESTIGATIONS SECTION 4 - INFORMAL DISCIPLINE SECTION 5 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS SECTION 6 - ADVERSE ACTIONS SECTION 7 - ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINARY AND ADVERSE ACTIONS ARTICLE 38 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 – INFORMAL RESOLUTION SECTION 3 - SCOPE OF GRIEVANCE vii SECTION 4 - MATTERS EXCLUDED SECTION 5 - APPEAL OR GRIEVANCE OPTION SECTION 6 - REPRESENTATION SECTION 7 - FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE SECTION 8 - UNION/AGENCY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE SECTION 9 - MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES SECTION 10 - FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS SECTION 11 - RECORDS AND DOCUMENTATION SECTION 12 - WITNESSES SECTION 13 - EXPEDITED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ARTICLE 39 - ARBITRATION SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SECTION 3 - ARBITRATION PROCEDURES & TIME FRAMES SECTION 4 - COST OF ARBITRATION SECTION 5 - AUTHORITY OF ARBITRATOR SECTION 6 - WITNESSES SECTION 7 - GRIEVABILITY/ARBITRABILITY DECISIONS SECTION 8 - EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITS ARTICLE 40 - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION 1 - COMMITMENT SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS AND INTENTIONS SECTION 3 - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION 4 - IMPLEMENTATION ARTICLE 41 - WORKPLACE VIOLENCE SECTION 1 – COMMITMENT SECTION 2 – GENERAL INFORMATION ARTICLE 42 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SECTION 1 - GENERAL SECTION 2 - ACCESS SECTION 3 - RESPONSIBILITIES ARTICLE 43 - NEGOTIATIONS DURING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT (Mid-Term Bargaining) SECTION 1 - PURPOSE SECTION 2 – PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING DURING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT SECTION 3 – GROUND RULES FOR MID-TERM BARGAINING SECTION 4 - WAIVERS ARTICLE 44 - SUPPLEMENTATION SECTION 1 - AUTHORITY OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT SECTION 2 - INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION viii SECTION 3 - EXISTING LOCAL LABOR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS SECTION 4 - APPROPRIATE MATTERS FOR LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS ARTICLE 45 - REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AGREEMENT ARTICLE 46 - EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION, AND CHANGES SECTION 1 - EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 2 - DURATION SECTION 3