Surveys and Questionnaires. The Department will not communicate directly with bargaining unit employees through verbal or written surveys and questionnaires regarding conditions of employment without prior notification to the Union and bargaining where appropriate. This includes all questionnaires and surveys from all other agencies. Nothing in this section precludes the Union from the right to bargain over conditions of employment under the 5 USC Chapter 71. Participation in surveys will be voluntary, unless the parties agree to require participation. Employees will be assured that their responses will be confidential and their anonymity protected, unless the parties agree otherwise. The results of surveys conducted by either party regarding conditions of employment will be shared. If a third party conducts a survey and the results are distributed to the Department, the results will be shared with the Union.
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Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement