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12 SECTION 19. e Agency recognizes the right of a duly recognized Union Representative to express the views of the Union, provided those views are identified as Union views. SECTION 20. e express terms of this article apply separately and distinctly to each of the bargaining units covered by this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 Rights of Union Officials SECTION 1. Union officials who are elected or appointed to serve in an official capacity as a representative of the Union shall be granted, upon request, LWOP concurrent and consistent with elected terms of office or appointment. Each request by an employee for such LWOP shall be for a specified period and shall be certified by the National Office of the Union. SECTION 2. It is understood that bargaining unit employees covered by this Agreement may, subject to the NATCA Constitution, serve in the capacity of National/Regional Vice President or Alternate Vice President. In the event an employee covered by this Agreement serves in such a capacity, he/she shall be granted eighty (80) hours of official time per pay period to perform the representational duties of the office. e time granted under this Section may be delegated to other Union Representatives covered by this Agreement. Written notice of delegation of official time granted under this Article shall be made to the appropriate Agency representative via e-mail and shall include the name of the Union designee and the number of hours delegated. When the delegation is for a specific date and the need is known and communicated a minimum of eight (8) days in advance, the delegation shall be approved as specifically requested. If the delegation is made with less than eight (8) days notice it shall be approved absent an emergency or other special circumstance. SECTION 3. Upon completion of a period of LWOP granted under Section 1 of this Article, the Union official shall be returned to duty at the facility/office to which he/she was assigned prior to his/her

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