Union Access to Government Equipment Sample Clauses

Union Access to Government Equipment. The Union will be granted reasonable access to photocopiers, LAN and electronic mail, TV/VCR, and facsimile, for official representational activities, not to include internal union business. The National Office of the Union will be granted access to the Employer’s electronic mail system for the purpose of communicating with Chapter Presidents.

Union Access to Government Equipment. A. The Union will be granted reasonable access, at no cost to NTEU, to LAN, TV/VCR, teleconferencing, fax machines, copiers, scanners, and email, for union representational activities in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. NTEU will be provided reasonable access to videoconferencing equipment if available, at no cost, when necessary for representational activities. The Union will be granted access and reasonable use to a color printer if one is available and necessary. B. The Employer will provide each NTEU Chapter with a computer (which may be a laptop), printer, telephone, and voicemail, removable media and associated peripherals consistent with the equipment routinely provided to Agency employees. This hardware and/or software will be refreshed in a manner consistent with the Employer's refresh cycle. C. The Employer shall provide the NTEU office a computer with access to Internet resources in a manner consistent with safe and secure IT practices and pursuantto Agency IT policies and procedures applicable to all employees. NTEU may request access to any blocked or filtered sites through the procedures established by the Office of the Chief Information Officer or the appropriate Agency office. If the National Office of the Union reports a problem in communicating with bargaining unit employees through the employer's email system, Agency IT staff will work with local union officials to resolve the problem. D. Each Union xxxxxxx will have access to a telephone. If the xxxxxxx does not have access to a private telephone, the Employer will, to the extent practicable, allocate space to facilitate the xxxxxxx'x ability to conduct private conversations for representational purposes. Union representatives who have access to Government telephones,voicemail, e-mail, or Government- owned computers, for performing his or her regular duties, may utilize those devices for labor- management matters in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article 6 of this Agreement.