D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B599
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases must have the meanings ascribed:
Agency - Any unit of the Government of the District of Columbia required by law, by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or by the Council of the District to administer any law, rule, or any regulation adopted under authority of law. The term "agency" must also include any unit of the Government of the District of Columbia created by the reorganization of one or more of the units of an agency and any unit of the Government of the District of Columbia created or organized by the Council of the District of Columbia as an agency. The term "agency" does not include the Council of the District of Columbia.
CMPA - the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-601.01 to 1-636.03 (2016 Repl.)).
Days - Calendar days, unless otherwise specified.
Board - The District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board.
Impasse - The point in collective bargaining negotiations at which no further progress can be made by the parties without the intervention of a neutral third party, except as otherwise defined by the CMPA for compensation bargaining.
Party - A person, employee, organization, agency, or agency subdivision initiating a proceeding authorized by these rules or named as a participant in a proceeding or whose intervention in a proceeding has been granted or directed under the authority of the Board.
Pleading - A complaint, petition, appeal, notice of impasse, request for review or resolution, motion, exceptions, briefs, or a response to one of the foregoing.
Pro se party - A party who is neither represented by legal counsel nor represented in proceedings before the Board by a representative from a labor organization.
Showing of Interest - Documents offered to the Board to establish that a percentage (as defined by these rules) of employees in a proposed or existing bargaining unit desires representation by a petitioner seeking exclusive recognition or by another labor organization seeking to intervene in a representation proceeding, or that the unit employees no longer desire representation by a labor organization.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B599