Glossary

NTEU Officers: Any member of an NTEU Chapter who has been duly elected, in accordance with the NTEU Bylaws, to serve on a Chapter's Executive Committee. Currently, there are two such Committees, one for Chapter 213 and the other for Chapter 228. The Committee for Chapter 213 is composed of the President, Executive Vice President, 5 Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Committee for Chapter 228 is composed of the President, Executive Vice President, Vice President/Secretary, Vice President/Treasurer, and four Vice Presidents.

NTEU Stewards: Those non-elected individuals designated by Chapter Presidents to serve as Stewards for their respective chapters. Up to 32 individuals may be so designated. Additionally, NTEU Officers may engage in Stewardship activity and are entitled to official time for representation purposes and for appropriate steward training. Both NTEU Officers and NTEU stewards may present grievances. An updated list of Officers and Stewards is to be provided to the Employer, pursuant to Article 6, Section 6.02.

NTEU Representatives: All Officers and Stewards of NTEU. Additionally, this includes individuals specifically designated by Chapter Presidents or their designees to act on behalf of NTEU on a specific issue. These individuals will not present grievances. NTEU will notify the Employer of these designations as they are made.

Days: Normally means working days, unless specifically identified as calendar days. Working days refer to normal business days, and include AWS and flexiplace days, but exclude recognized government holidays and days in which the government is closed, such as snow days or closures due to agency-wide funding lapses associated with continuing resolutions.

Official Time: Duty time for which NTEU officers, stewards, and/or representatives have been approved to work on union business. It is sometimes also used in reference to the time approved for other bargaining unit employees to pursue grievances. This time, however, should be categorized as administrative time.

Family: (Reference Article 27) for purposes of requesting leave under the various family friendly provisions, family is defined to include the following:

1) Spouse and spouse's parents;
2) Children, including adopted children, and their spouses;
3) Parents;
4) Brothers and sisters, and their spouses;
5) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.