The Society’s Board of Directors is accepting nominations for the Annual Margery Gootnick Labor-Management Cooperation Award, which will be presented during the Society’s 51st Annual Symposium in Arlington, VA, on a date to be determined in 2025. The Award is presented annually to the Federal agency and union, exemplifying the Board’s goal of recognizing cooperative labor-management relationships.
Click the link below to download the Word document form. Complete the form in Word, print it, and sign it. Then, scan the document to PDF and email it to info@sflerp.org. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, January 3, 2025.
Click here for the nomination form.
SFLERP will consider nominations for the following categories:
Most improved relationship. The parties had a recognized uncooperative relationship and have taken steps to improve the labor-management relationship, yielding demonstrable results.
A sustained level of cooperative relations. The parties: (a) have a history of successful problem resolution, with or without third-party assistance, as evidenced by low arbitration rates or grievances going to the final steps; and (b) have successfully resolved midterm and term negotiations, as evidenced by the minimal requests for FSIP assistance.
The most innovative labor-management relationship. Although the parties have a “normal” labor-management relationship, they utilize several innovative dispute-resolution techniques (e.g., grievance mediation, interest-based negotiations and problem-solving, and labor management committees).
The deadline is Friday, January 3, 2025. Nominations may be scanned as PDFs and emailed to info@sflerp.org.