Mail Distribution. A. The Union may use the Employer's internal mail system to distribute mail for official representational purposes. The Union shall have the right to receive U.S. Postal Service mail or private express mail services addressed to the Union. The Employer will not, under any circumstances, open such mail addressed specifically to the Union. B. The Union shall be permitted to perform desk drops to bargaining unit employees subject to the following constraints: 1. Reasonable notice of a planned desk drop must be given to the appropriate Labor Relations Specialist. Such notice will be given either verbally or in writing far enough in advance so that one (1) full workday elapses between receipt of the notice and execution of the desk drop. 2. The employee performing the desk drop will do so on his or her own time (e.g. lunch periods, before/after work, on annual leave, credit time, or time-off award, or LWOP). When desk drops are performed after work hours, they will be completed by the time the building normally closes. 3. The following area will be considered "restricted areas" and desk drops will not be performed in them: Labor Relations Offices, management areas, or offices in which no bargaining unit employees are located. 4. Employees will not read the material during work time and the Chapter will instruct the employees to this effect.
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Mail Distribution. A. The Union may use the Employer's internal mail system to distribute mail for official representational purposes. The Union shall have the right to receive U.S. Postal Service mail or private express mail services addressed to the Union. The Employer will not, under any circumstances, open such mail addressed specifically to the Union.
B. The Union shall be permitted to perform desk drops to bargaining unit employees subject to the following constraints:
1. Reasonable notice of a planned desk drop must be given to the appropriate Labor Relations Specialist. Such notice will be given either verbally or in writing far enough in advance so that one (1) full workday elapses between receipt of the notice and execution of the desk drop.
2. The employee performing the desk drop will do so on his or her own time (e.g. lunch periods, before/after work, on annual leave, credit time, or time-off award, or LWOP). When desk drops are performed after work hours, they will be completed by the time the building normally closes.
3. The following area areas will be considered "restricted areas" and desk drops will not be performed in them: Labor Relations Offices, management areas, or offices in which no bargaining unit employees are located.
4.. The Union will comply with agency security procedures with respect to which areas can be accessed. Employees will not read the material during work time and the Chapter will instruct the employees to this effect.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement