ARTICLE 10: ORIENTATION OF NEW EMPLOYEES

1.  All new employees shall be informed by the Employer that the Union is the Exclusive Representative of employees in that unit. Each new employee shall receive a copy of this Agreement from the Employer, together with a list of the officers and representatives of the Union.

2.  MONTHLY LIST OF NEW EMPLOYEES: The Employer shall furnish the President of the Union, on a monthly basis, the following information regarding new unit employees in their respective agencies:

a.  Full name

b.  Position title and grade

c.  Organizational assignment and location

d.  Date entered on duty.

3.  A representative of the Union shall be afforded a reasonable period of time to speak at group orientation sessions, where scheduled, or otherwise to each new employee, to provide unit employees with an introduction to the role of the Union.

There will be no solicitation of membership or union dues withholding during the Union presentation.

4.  The Employer agrees to furnish the Union, semi-annually, an up-to-date list of all employees in the Unit, showing name, position, and official duty station.