The PDL is the union that represents the
professional employees of the Bonneville Power Administration.
"Professional" employees occupy positions for which there
is a positive educational requirement as outlined in BPA Personnel
Letter number 296-6. If you are in one of these positions, and have
not been "excluded" from union representation by
management due to the supervisory, policy development, or sensitive
nature of your position, then you are one of our bargaining unit
members. There are two other unions at BPA representing the hourly
employees (Columbia Power Trades Council) and other annual
employees (American Federation of Government Employees).
Our full name is the Professional Division,
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 335.
You can find a link to our national and other union resources on
the "PDL Links" page. If you are interested in becoming
an active member, please see the "How to Join PDL" part
of our site. For further background on labor unions in general,
see our "Labor Links" section. A list of our current
bargaining unit members is located under "BPA Links".
Our latest Collective Bargaining Agreement, negotiated during the
fall of 1998 and signed on 2/18/99, is located in the
"Contract" section.
This is your union. We exist to help communicate
your needs and desires to Bonneville management, and to negotiate
with management on those items affecting the workplace
environment as defined in the Federal Service Labor-Management
Relations Statute (Chapter 71 of Title 5 of the United States
Code). You can find access to this important statute under
"Labor Links" in the Political Resources section. The
PDL represents its members through the negotiated Employee
Concerns Resolution Process and Grievance Procedure outlined in
Sections 9 and 10 of our Contract. We also participate as
standing members with management on BPA's Partnership
Council.
Please contact any of your local's officers
using the email links below, look us up in the BPA phone book and
give us a call, or stop on by. Questions, concerns, ideas, and
congratulations, are all welcomed. We look forward to hearing
from you!
PDL Officers:
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