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33 ARTICLE 38 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. The Employer shall not conduct surveys of bargaining unit employees without providing the Union an opportunity to review and comment on the questions and related issues. The Union will be provided an advance copy of any survey(s) prior to distribution. The union shall provide to the Employer any comments or questions, regarding the survey, within five (5) days of receipt of the survey information. Any survey conducted of bargaining unit personnel shall be done on duty time. Participation in surveys by bargaining unit employees shall be voluntary. The Employer cannot guarantee the anonymity of handwritten employee comments; therefore, employees shall have reasonable access to a typewriter, if available, for preparation of survey comments. Section 2. Bargaining unit employees will be subject to substance testing in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Section 3. Controller in Charge (CIC) duties shall be in accordance with applicable FAA and RVA Orders. CICs are only authorized to approve Leave Without Pay (LWOP) for a period that does not exceed the current workday. When other qualified employees are available, the Facility Representative will not be required to perform CIC duties. Section 4. There shall be no more than one official personnel file maintained for each employee. Upon written request to the corporate office, an employee shall be provided a copy of the official personnel file, excluding the initial hiring package, at a nominal cost to the employee. Unless unusual circumstances exist, the entitlement to this request is limited to once per year. It is understood that an employee who travels to the city where the corporate office is located shall be permitted to review the official personnel file and may reproduce any and all information contained therein. If an employee believes there is a discrepancy in the material contained in the official personnel file, the employee may submit comments and/or recommended corrections, which shall be included in the file. Any material determined to be incorrect will be removed from the employee's official personnel file. Section 5. RVA/Subcontractor operated towers shall be maintained as a smoke free environment. Consequently, smoking is prohibited in all areas of the tower buildings at all times and concurrence or agreement contrary to this policy does not alter this requirement. Section 6. To obtain voluntary recognition at a particular RVA/Subcontractor Tower, NATCA must present to RVA valid standard authorization cards signed by a majority of the non-supervisory air traffic control specialists employed at that facility. To be valid, the authorization cards must contain the printed and signed names of the

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