HCM.A8-1 Labor Management Relations Administration

Encompasses routine labor management relations processes and activities, including managing bargaining unit recognition requests, granting national consultative rights, and managing representation rights. Labor Management Relations also includes interpreting applicable law, executive orders, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) case law, and agency-specific policies, practices, and procedures, as well as providing guidance and recommendations to program and agency leadership. The service outcome(s) may include, but not be limited to:

  • Program operational plan (including initiatives, deliverables, milestones, and schedule)
  • List of agency and labor representatives
  • List of bargaining units
  • System for managing bargaining unit recognition requests
  • System for monitoring, documenting, and analyzing official time
  • System for collecting and managing union dues
  • Internal and external reporting
  • Library/repository of labor-management relations reference materials (e.g., 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71, FLRA case law, executive orders, etc.)
  • Labor Management Relations staff training
  • Program operations Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and task checklists that reflect promising practices
  • Templates for providing guidance and recommendations to program and agency leadership