General Information

Under the policy set forth by Title 5 United States Code (USC) 71 regarding Federal Labor-Management Relations, the Articles of this National Master Agreement, together with any and all Supplemental and Subordinate Agreements and/or Amendments which may be agreed to at later dates by the representatives of the Parties at the appropriate level, constitute the total Agreement. The Parties are the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Management) and the Forest Service Council of the National Federation of Federal Employees, Federal District 1 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, hereafter known throughout the Master Agreement as NFFE-FSC.

This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the Certification of Consolidation of Units, dated July 23, 1979.