FLRA NEWS
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY – WASHINGTON, DC 20424
Contact: Eric Prag FLRA.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 771-444-5859 November 4, 2024
FLRA Announces Appointments to the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board
Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), in her
capacity as Chairperson of the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board (FSLRB), announces the
appointment of the following FSLRB Members:
• Garber A. Davidson Jr. and
• Cheryl M. Long
As FSLRB Members, Mr. Davidson and Ms. Long will serve on a part-time basis, as disputes
involving the Foreign Service arise. The Board is responsible for: (1) supervising and
conducting elections and determining whether a labor organization has been selected as an
exclusive representative; (2) resolving complaints of alleged unfair labor practices; (3) resolving
issues related to the obligation to bargain in good faith; (4) resolving disputes over the effect or
interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement; and (5) taking actions considered necessary
to effectively administer the labor-management relations provisions of the Foreign Service Act.
Chairman Grundmann stated: “I am pleased to appoint these distinguished individuals to serve
on the FSLRB, which is central to ensuring productive labor-management relations in the
Foreign Service.”
More information on FSLRB can be found here.
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The Foreign Service Labor Relations Board was created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, 22
U.S.C. §§ 4101-4118 to administer the labor-management relations program for Foreign Service
employees working for the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the U.S.
Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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.