Section 1. A copy of this Agreement shall be posted by the Union on the bulletin board within each organizational segment of the bargaining unit.

Section 2. The Agency agrees that bulletin board space shall be provided in designated areas within the bargaining unit for the display of union literature, notices, etc.

Section 3. The Union may post literature as it arrives; however, it must not violate any laws, the security of the activity, or contain scurrilous or libelous material.

Section 4. The Union assumes responsibility for maintaining information posted on the bulletin boards in an orderly and current status.

Section 5. The Union will also be allowed to use all public access bulletin boards for Union related material. Such postings will be allowed to remain up for a period of not less then fourteen (14) calendar days. The Union will be responsible for placement and removal of all such postings and will maintain all such postings in a professional manner. The Union will be allowed to use existing public announcement systems in accordance with existing policies and procedures.

Section 6. The Agency agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement to each employee on duty as of the date of this agreement; and to all employees entering on duty after the date of this agreement. The agency agrees to provide fifty (50) additional copies of this agreement to the Union for their use; the Union may request additional copies from the Agency as needed.

Section 7. If a management official has reasonable belief that any item posted on the union bulletin board is not appropriate, then he will request that the appropriate LRO review it. The LRO will inform the Union of the decision and, if appropriate, meet with the Union President or their designee to discuss items which appear to be in violation of this Article. If the parties cannot come to an agreement, the appropriate LRO shall make the decision whether to allow the item to be posted.

Section 8. The Agency will allow the Union to maintain a hyperlink on the NIH web site that will link to the NIH AFGE 2419 Local web site.