ARTICLE 1
Parties/Purposes of Agreement
SECTION 1. This Agreement is made between the Office of General Counsel (NOAA-GC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce (hereinafter "Management"), and the National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO), on behalf of NWSEO Region 8, the NOAA Attorneys Guild (hereinafter "the Union").
SECTION 2. The term " Department of Commerce (DOC)" as used in this Agreement means the U.S. Department of Commerce or its successor department(s) or agency(ies). The term "NOAA-GC" as used in this Agreement means the NOAA Office of General Counsel or a successor office. The term "agency" means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or a successor agency. The term "employee" refers to attorneys who are members of the bargaining unit unless the context indicates otherwise.
SECTION 3. Whenever a provision of this Agreement requires notice to the Union or service of a document upon the Union, "Union" means the Region 8 Chairperson, NOAA Attorneys Guild, or a designee. If notice concerns matters affecting only one sub-office, it can be served on the local Union steward. Whenever a provision of this Agreement requires notice to Management or service of a document upon Management, "Management" means the General Counsel of NOAA or a designee.
SECTION 4. This Agreement is a collective bargaining agreement entered into as a result of collective bargaining under Title 5, Chapter 71, United States Code .
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