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7 ARTICLE 1 Parties to the Agreement SECTION 1. is Agreement is made by and between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (hereinaer "the Union"), and the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (hereinaer "the Agency"). e Union and the Agency are referred to collectively herein as "the Parties." ARTICLE 2 Union Recognition and Representation SECTION 1. e Agency hereby recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of the bargaining units referenced in Appendix A. SECTION 2. If the bargaining unit(s) described in Section 1 is/ are amended to include other employees, those employees shall be covered by this Agreement. SECTION 3. e Union may designate representatives at each facility/office, division, branch, section, and/or any other organizational unit where bargaining unit members exist to deal with the Agency at the corresponding level. At the designated representative's option, he/she may designate a different individual to deal with specific issues or to cover periods of absence. e designation of all Agency and Union representatives shall be in writing. SECTION 4. When the Union designates a nonresident Union Representative, absent an emergency or other special circumstances at the facility/office at which he/she is employed, he /she shall be made available to carry out his/her functions under this Agreement. A nonresident Union Representative is entitled to official time in accordance with Section 15, for the facility/office being represented, but is not entitled to official time for travel or to travel and per diem allowances. e management representative assigned to the facility/ office at which the Union has designated a nonresident Union Representative shall deal with the nonresident Union Representative in person, via telephone, by letter or otherwise mutually agreeable

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