Definitions. — Guam Code § 10104

§ 10104. Definitions.

As used in this Chapter:

(a) Government means the Executive Branch of the

government of Guam, including any political or organiza-

tional subdivision thereof, and any corporation, association

or authority wholly owned by the government of Guam.

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(b) Department means the Department of

Administration.

(c) Director means the Director, Department of

Administration.

(d) Employee organization means any lawful

association, labor organization, federation, council or

brotherhood or any trade, craft or industrial union, made up

in whole or in part of employees of the government of

Guam and having as a primary purpose the improvement of

working conditions among government employees, but such

term shall not include any organization:

(1) which asserts the right to strike against the

Government, or to assist, participate or conduct any

such strike, or

(2) which advocates the overthrow of the

constitutional form of government in the United States

or the government of Guam, or

(3) which discriminates with regard to the terms

or conditions of membership because of race, color

creed or national origin.

(e) Exclusive recognition means recognition of a

qualified employee organization by the Government as the

sole representative of an appropriate unit of public

employees for purposes of consultation and negotiation with

management officials.

(f) Organization representative means any represen-

tative of an employee organization, whether an employee or

nonemployee of the Government, who is designated to deal

with government officials in behalf of the employee

organization.

(g) Public employees means any persons employed in

graded and ungraded positions of the classified service of

the Government.

(h) Dispute means a disagreement between manage-

ment officials and employee organizations concerning the

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appropriateness of a unit or the right of an employee

organization to exclusive recognition.

(i) Grievance means an employee’s expressed feeling

of dissatisfaction with aspects of his working conditions and

working relationships which are outside his control,

including appeals from adverse disciplinary actions not

covered by paramount law or regulations.