The Federal Labor Relations Authority has announced that its Office of General Counsel has partnered with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to offer joint training on implementing an executive order on creating labor-management forums.
The free, two-day training sessions are designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of bargaining rights and obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. They will be offered at least two times in seven locations located in FLRA regional office cities in May and June. A second offering will take place from July to September.
According to the FLRA, participants should attend with their bargaining counterparts so that management and union representatives will have a common understanding and shared experience of the information and skills needed for effective labor management forums.
Day one will cover bargaining rights and obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, as well as pre-decisional involvement, and defining and establishing processes to involve employees through their union representatives.
Day two will cover the fundamentals of establishing and maintaining effective forums, including forum design, agendas, and consensual decision-making.