ARTICLE 7

Notice To Employees

Section 1. An employee who receives a personally addressed notice, proposal or correspondence from the Employer concerning disciplinary or adverse actions, shall receive an additional copy which will be identified as a "union copy provided to the employee."

Section 2. When management conducts formal orientation sessions, a local steward will be afforded an opportunity to be present. The local steward may also distribute at this time, material on its benefits and services, descriptive material about the Union, and a local 2419 announcement card, its constitution and by laws and a list of its officers and steward. These materials shall contain no adverse or derogatory information about the Employer. Any material distributed must conform to the requirement of law and regulations concerning information which may be distributed on Federal property.

Section 3. All new employees will be informed by the Employer that the Union is the exclusive representative of employees in the unit. Each employee shall receive a copy of any jointly signed statement of labor relations goals and responsibilities.

Section 4. Each employee will be furnished on a bi-weekly basis a payroll statement showing the employee's total cumulative earnings and total cumulative deductions from the first yearly pay period in each standard category. The notice shall also contain annual leave and sick leave balances. Any award monies will be accompanied by an explanation statement on the statement or separately.

Section 5. The Employer agrees to provide an employee who is injured while on duty status with a copy of the Department of Labor brochure, e.g., CA 550, and all the appropriate forms within a reasonable period of time after the reporting of the job accident or injury. At a minimum, when the employee sustains a job-related injury which requires medical treatment, management shall promptly authorize treatment by giving the employee a properly executed CA-1 within four (4) hours of the report. A CA-2 will be provided in lieu of the CA-1 if the employee is reporting an occupational illness.