FLRA NEWS
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY – WASHINGTON, DC 20424
Contact: Eric Prag FLRA.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 771-444-5859 October 12, 2023
The FLRA’s Revised Negotiability Regulations Take Effect and the FLRA Releases a
Training Video about the Regulatory Revisions
Today, the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (the Authority’s) substantively revised
Negotiability Regulations take effect. The Rule updated the adjudication process for
negotiability appeals, and is intended to benefit the Authority’s parties by clarifying various
matters and streamlining the negotiability process, thereby enabling the Authority to provide the
parties with more timely decisions. The Authority’s eFiling system has been updated to reflect
the changes to the Regulations.
A webinar—2023 Changes to the Negotiability Regulations—has also been released by the
Authority, which provides information about the revised Negotiability Regulations. The training
video covers modifications to certain terms and filing deadlines; the procedures for separating
proposals and provisions into distinct parts; and the new requirement that parties must provide
the Authority with the details necessary to understand their positions.
The video is posted on FLRA’s YouTube channel, as well as in FLRA’s video training library.
For more information on the FLRA – Authority, click here.
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The FLRA administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-Postal federal
employees worldwide, approximately 1.2 million of whom are represented in 2,200 bargaining
units. It is charged with providing leadership in establishing policies and guidance related to
federal sector labor-management relations and with resolving disputes under, and ensuring
compliance with, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.