collective bargaining agreement contract between - Bureau of Indian ...

Article 5Management RightsSection 1. Retained RightsManagement officials of the Agency retain the right in accordance with applicable laws and regulationsof higher authority:A. To determine the mission, budget, organization, number of employees, and internal securitypractices of the Agency; andB. In accordance with applicable laws:(1) To hire, assign, direct, lay off, and retain employees in the Agency, or to suspend,remove, reduce in grade or pay, or take other disciplinary action against such employees;(2) To assign work, to make determinations with respect to contracting out, and to determinethe personnel by which agency operations shall be conducted;(3) With respect to filling positions, to make selections from:a. Among properly ranked and certified candidates for promotion; orb. Any other appropriate source; and(4) To take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the mission of the Bureau/Officeduring emergencies.Section 2. Applicability of Management RightsThe above Management rights shall apply to all supplemental, implementing, subordinate or informalagreements between Management and the Union.Section 3. Negotiation LimitsNothing in this Article shall preclude the Parties from negotiating:A. At the election of Management on numbers, types, and grades of employees or positionsassigned to any organization’s subdivision, work project, or tour of duty, or on the technology,methods, and means of performing work;21