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Bd. Exec. Comm. Min. 2-19-67, p. 2,163; Bd. Exec. Comm. Min. 3-13-67, p. 2173; Bd. Min. 6-29-79, p. 38,001; Amended Bd. Min. 9-7-79; Amended Bd. Min. 7-22-83; Bd. Min. 3-17-87; Bd. Min. 1-29-99; Amended Bd. Min. 5-17-02, Amended Bd. Min. 7-27-07; Amended 7-28-20; Amended 2-4-21.

1. Public Service Employees' Local Union -- The Board of Curators recognizes Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 955 AFL-CIO and International Union of Operating Engineers', Local 148, AFL-CIO as the exclusive bargaining agent to represent certain service and support employees within the University for the purpose of discussing general working conditions, employee benefits and services, opportunities for training and grievances with the University Administration.
   
   1. Membership -- Service and support employees represented by this exclusive bargaining agent are employed by the ÎçÒ¹Ó°Ôº and include regular service and support employees. excluding secretarial and clerical employees, technical and professional employees, student employees, non-regular employees, Campus police and security guards, confidential, managerial, supervisory, and administrative staff and faculty members.
2. Missouri Nurses' Association -- The Board of Curators recognizes the Missouri Nurses' Association as a labor organization to exclusively represent certain Registered Nurses within the University for the purpose of discussing general working conditions, employee benefits and services, opportunities for training and grievances with the University Administration.
   
   1. Membership -- Nurses as referred to in this manual are Registered Professional Nurses employed by the ÎçÒ¹Ó°Ôº to perform direct or indirect patient care. Excluded from the Unit are Head Nurses, Assistant Directors, Directors of Nursing Service, and any nurse hired to perform educational faculty duties within the School of Nursing. This definition is meant to comply directly with the determination of the Missouri State Board of Mediation in public case #76-008.
3. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers -- The Board of Curators recognizes the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 257, as a labor organization to exclusively represent Broadcast Engineers I, II and III at KOMU-TV for the purpose of discussing general working conditions, employee benefits and services, opportunities for training and grievances with the University of Administration.
   
   1. Membership -- ÎçÒ¹Ó°Ôº employees represented by the exclusive bargaining agent are regular Broadcast Engineers I, II and III. This definition is meant to comply directly with the determination of the Missouri State Board of Mediation in Public Case #86-113.
4. The Board desires to make clear
   
   1. That the Board will not condone any type of attempted coercion, including striking or picketing, and
   2. That the Board does not require any employee to become or remain a member of such union, and
   3. That any employee may periodically discuss with or present to the administration, and through the administration to this Board any problem or suggestion concerning the employee's job or working conditions; and
   4. That no discrimination of any kind will be made, either in favor of or against, any employee because the employee is or becomes a member of Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 955 AFL-CIO and International Union of Operating Engineers', Local 148, AFL-CIO or does not become or remain a member of such unions.
   5. That no discrimination of any kind will be made, either in favor of or against, any employee because the employee is or becomes a member of Missouri Nurses' Association or does not become or remain a member of such association. All employees shall have the same privileges and benefits and shall be expected to assume the same responsibilities and abide by the same rules and regulations whether members of the association or not.

      NOTE: The Board will not relinquish any of its legal responsibilities to appoint, remove, and fix the compensation, terms and conditions of employment of its employees.

   6. That no discrimination of any kind will be made, either in favor of or against, any employee because the employee is or becomes a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 257, or does not become or remain a member of such union. All employees shall have the same privileges and benefits and shall be expected to assume the same responsibilities and abide by the same rules and regulations whether members of the union or not.