FLRA NEWS
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY – WASHINGTON, DC 20424
Contact: Eric Prag FLRA.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
771-444-5859 July 30, 2024
FLRA Swears in Members Colleen Duffy Kiko and Anne M. Wagner
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is pleased to announce that on July 30, 2024
Anne M. Wagner and Colleen Duffy Kiko were sworn in as Members of the Authority – the
FLRA’s three-Member decisional component. This is Member Wagner’s first term following
her confirmation in the Senate on July 10, 2024 and Member Kiko’s second term following her
confirmation in the Senate on July 23, 2024.
Member Kiko has served as a Member of the FLRA since December 2017 and previously served
as FLRA Chairman from 2017-2021. She has a long history with the FLRA, first working in its
predecessor agency, the Labor Management Services Administration of the Department of Labor
(DOL). When the FLRA opened its doors on January 1979, she began work in the Washington
Regional Office investigating unfair labor practices. She ultimately moved into positions within
FLRA’s headquarters. From 2005 to 2008, Member Kiko served as FLRA General Counsel.
Member Wagner formerly served as the Associate Special Counsel with the Office of Special
Counsel. Prior to that, she served as Vice Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB). Member Wagner also served as General Counsel of the Personnel Appeals Board of
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) where she had previously sat as a Board Member
upon appointment by the U.S. Comptroller General. She began her career as a staff attorney with
the General Services Administration, after which she went on to become an Assistant General
Counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).
For more background on FLRA leadership, 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.