Article 1.

Recognition and Coverage of Agreement

Section 1. The Agency recognizes that Local 2419, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, is the Exclusive Representative of all employees in the bargaining units as defined in Section 2 below, and Local 2419 recognizes its responsibility for representing the interest of all such employees, without discrimination or regard to Union Membership or status.

Section 2. The bargaining unit, pursuant to the Certificate of Consolidated Units, dated March 3, 1997, case No. WA-RP-60078, consists of the following units:

  1. Maintenance Engineering Section, DES, ORS
    All Wage Grade employees of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of Engineering Services (DES), Maintenance Engineering Section (MES), Office of Research Services, located at the Bethesda, Maryland campus, excluding all Management Officials, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and Employees described in 5 U.S.C. 71 12(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7).


  2. Printing and Reproduction, DSS, ORS
    All Employees of the Printing and Reproduction Branch (PRB), Division of Support Services (DSS), ORS, NIH, but excluding all Management Officials, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and Employees described in 5 U.S.C. 71 12(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7).


  3. Medical Arts and Photography, DIRS, ORS
    All employees of the Medical Arts and Photography Branch (MAPB), Division of Intramural Research Services (DIRS), ORS, NIH, but excluding all Management Officials, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and Employees described in 5 U.S.C. 71 12(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7).


  4. Nutrition Department, CC
    All Federal Wage System employees and General Schedule employees Health Technicians (Dietetic), GS-640, employed in the Nutrition Department, NIH, Clinical Center (NDCC), Bethesda, Maryland, but excluding all Management Officials, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and Employees described in U.S.C. 71 12(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7).


  5. Library Branch, DIRS, ORS
    All employees in the Library Branch (LB), DIRS, ORS, but excluding all Management Officials, Supervisors, Professional Employees, and Employees described in 5 U.S.C. 71 12(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7).

Section 3. The Units shall be known collectively as the "Bargaining Unit." However, it is agreed that when it is appropriate to name a specific unit (MAPB, PRB, MES, LB, NDCC) within a section, then the greement will refer to that unit and declare that section applies solely to the named unit.

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