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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="18-214" title_number="18" title_name="Personnel" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Collective Bargaining">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Commission employees shall retain the right to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>form, join, or assist any employee organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>bargain collectively through the representative that they have chosen;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>engage in other lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>refrain from any activity covered under this paragraph.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An employee may only present a grievance arising under a collective bargaining agreement to the Commission through the employee organization certified as the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An employee who is a member of a bargaining unit with an exclusive representative may discuss any matter with the General Manager of the Commission or the General Manager’s designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission may not alter any terms or conditions of employment that are subject to collective bargaining under § 18–207 of this subtitle without following the process for collective bargaining under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
