FLRA Acting GC Releases New Web-Based Statute Training
On April 30, 2021, Charlotte Dye, Acting General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, released nine statutory training videos describing certain rights and obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The topics covered are Unfair Labor Practice Investigations, Timeliness under Section 7118(a)(4), and Investigatory Examinations (a seven-lesson course). These and future videos are intended to educate Federal employees, unions, and managers on how the Statute defines ULPs and how to comply with the Statute’s requirement that collective bargaining promotes an efficient and effective Federal service.
Developing the training was a collaborative intra-agency effort, including OGC content development and Authority production support – demonstrating the FLRA’s commitment to enhancing effective and cooperative labor-management relations in the Federal government.
In the coming year, the intra-agency effort will produce additional programs designed by the OGC including Formal Discussions and Bypasses, Interference under Section 7116(a)(1) and (b)(1), Discrimination under Section 7116(a)(2) and (4), the Duty of Fair Representation, Bargaining, Data Requests, Section 7116(d) bar, Remedies, and Elections. Federal employees can access the training on FLRA’s Video Training Page www.flra.gov or YouTube Channel.