Note on Coverage

Bargaining unit membership is defined at GSFC as follows:

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

Employees represented by AFGE include:
All professional scientists, engineers and mathematicians and non-supervisory wage grade and Classification Act employees of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia.

Excluded:
Management officials, supervisors, guards, professionals, and employees described in Title 5 United States Code 7112(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) (Amendment of Certification, AFGE Local 2755, 11/30/98).

For purposes of clarification it should be noted that since the professional administrative employees have never been included in a representation election, they are also excluded from the AFGE bargaining unit.

Goddard Engineers, Scientists & Technicians Association (GESTA)

Employees represented by GESTA include both of the following groups:
All professional engineers and scientists classified in NASA Class Codes 200 and 700 employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland. All technicians classified in NASA Class Code 300 employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland.

Excluded:
All non-professional employees; Management officials; supervisors; employees described in Title 5 United States Code 7112(b)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7); student trainees, and temporary employees with appointments of less than 180 days. (CBA, GSFC and IFPTE Local 29, Article 1, 6/28/96)

Washington Area Metal Trades Council (WAMTC)

Employees represented by WAMTC include:
All non-supervisory Federal Wage System employees of the Goddard Space Flight Center located at Greenbelt, Maryland. (CBA, GSFC and WAMTC, AFL-CIO, Article 1, Section 1.01, 9/15/83)

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