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9 Labor Relations
910 Employee Organizations
911.1 Right to Participation
Each postal employee has the right, freely and without fear of penalty or
reprisal, to form, join, or assist a labor organization or to refrain from any
such activity. Each employee is protected in the exercise of such rights.
Except as specified in 911.3, this right extends to participation in the
management of the organization and acting as an organization
representative. It includes presentation of the organization's views to officials
of the Postal Service, officials of the Executive Branch, the Congress, or
other appropriate authority.
No interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination to encourage or
discourage membership in a labor organization may be effected in the Postal
Service.
911.3 Conflict of Interests
Supervisors and certain other employees may not actively participate in the
management of a labor organization including voting in intra-union elections
or acting as a representative of a labor organization when it would result in a
conflict of interest, or apparent conflict of interest, or otherwise be
incompatible with law or with the official duties of the supervisor or employee.
911.4 Postal Service Recognition
The Postal Service gives exclusive recognition to labor organizations that
meet the requirements for such recognition under the provisions of the Postal
Reorganization Act.
911.5 Employee Compensation During Negotiations
Employees who represent a recognized labor organization are not on official
time when negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with postal
management.
912 Participation and Membership in Supervisory and
Managerial Organizations
Postal personnel have the right, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal,
to form, join, or assist a supervisory or managerial organization or to refrain
from any such activity. Such personnel are protected in the exercise of such
rights. Such rights include participation in the management of the
organization and acting as organization representative and may include the
presentation of the organization's views to Postal Service officials, officials of
the Executive Branch, the Congress, or other appropriate authority.
No interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination to encourage or
discourage membership in such an organization shall be effected in the
Postal Service.
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