. $19.95 Buy and instantly download this paper now. The Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Labor Relations Authority offers this training to parties involved in "change bargaining" under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. As for whether the parties had reached impasse by the end of the April 23-24 bargaining session, Durkin stated that they had not, noting that neither party submitted last best offers or asserted they were at impasse. Durkin also asked if the Agency could put offices or workstations in space slated for socializing; the Agency did not have a response to that request. 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. Event Location: This training will be conducted virtually using WebEx during CST. Annual Subscription ($175 / Year). 472. GC Ex. She also asked for any and all documents showing, for each bargaining unit employee as of July 1, 2013, the square footage, whether by office, workstation, by cubicle or by work area allocated to each particular employee, among other things. Luther also provided Jones with proposed ground rules for the negotiations. The primary responsibilities of the FLRA are to: Resolve complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPs). He said there is not going to be ongoing bargaining. to meet at reasonable times and to consult and bargain in a good-faith effort to reach agreement with respect to the conditions of employment . Ex. 106. The next day, Luther informed Jones, In light of your rejection of our . The Authority has held that a retroactive bargaining order is appropriate where a respondents unlawful conduct has deprived the exclusive representative of an opportunity to bargain in a timely manner over negotiable conditions of employment affecting bargaining unit employees. The FLRA is charged with safeguarding the rights of certain non-postal federal employees, while the NLRB protects the rights of most private-sector employees. Jones added that the DID process should have started approximately three weeks ago. GC Ex. Tr. Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. The most important decisions allocating space to each of the Agencys various departments, determining the size and number of offices, cubicles, and break rooms had already been made by the time the Union first saw the floor plans on April14. What Is a Right-to-Work Law, and How Does It Work? When they have agreed on an issue, the presumption should be to implement it retroactively, although the Union will have to weigh the feasibility and the cost of retroactivity, insofar as it affects what the Agency may otherwise be able to agree to, in the overall agreement. 431. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) no longer deliver on their respective statutory mandates to protect the rights of workers to form, join and support a union and encourage the practice and procedure of collective bargaining; and, Pro-worker decisions were issued under the Obama-era federal labor boards, but we are seeing significant retrenchment under the current NLRB and FLRA. was to see where there was common ground, to see what we could agree on. We had only exchanged two proposals. . In the practice of law, however, there is a distinction between the two, and it is important that anyone seeking the assistance of a lawyer know what that distinction is. The NLRB administers and enforces the National Labor Relations Act, conducting secret ballot elections to determine whether employees wish to be represented by a union, and resolving alleged ULPs committed by employers and unions in the private sector. 236. GC Ex. All of the Unions proposals relating to size and configuration were dismissed out of hand by Jones, and the Unions refusal to accept his rejection of those proposals was interpreted as intransigence. GC Br. we cant bargain all of these day-to-day decisions., With respect to Union Proposal 9 that employees who had worked in offices at Franklin Court would continue to have offices at Half Street (as opposed to the cubicles shown in the floor plans) Jones responded that Washington Resident Office employees would have offices, but that all of the support staff would be in 48 s.f. Its your bargaining obligation to continue bargaining over these aspects. Tr. The Federal Labor Relations Authority(FLRA) has a similar mandate to the NLRB. 32-33. Meanwhile, Nixon and Luther pressed Jones about their need to obtain the drawings and review them in advance of negotiations, and about the Agencys failure to respond to the Unions proposed ground rules. The Respondent has the burden of proving any affirmative defenses. About 450 people work at its headquarters office in Washington, D.C. Tr. Tr. 199. First, on the morning of April 24, the Agency revealed that it lacked information on, and had not made decisions about, issues pertaining to frosted glass (Union Proposal 14), cubicle height (Proposal 20), task lighting (Proposal 24), coat hooks (Proposal 28), and furniture (Proposal 36). For all of the above reasons, the Agency failed to bargain in good faith and violated 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute. View the legislative history of the Federal Service Labor-ManagementRelations Statute, the Civil Service Reform Act, andthe Foreign Service Act. Case digests provide a brief synopsis of the most pertinent principles in merits decisions issued by the Authority. Starting in January and continuing through (and beyond) April, Agency officials engaged in extensive discussions with GSA, the new landlord, and the architects regarding the amount of space it would occupy in the new building, and the configuration of that space, and the Agency consciously froze the Union out of this process entirely. Once the Agency and the Union began negotiating in this case, it is clear that they did not reach agreement. Since the Union had been actively pursuing mediation, the Union team understood this to mean that the Agency was refusing to engage in mediation. Prior to this swing move occurring, the Agency and the Union engaged in formal negotiations and executed a Memorandum of Agreement on the subject on December11. 237. 22 at 3-5. With regard to whether the ground rules agreement limited bargaining to April 23-24, Jones testified that he removed the word initial from the Unions proposed ground rules, stating, I wanted people to understand . and . As for whether the parties discussed the issue of furniture, Jones stated, When we walked through the initial proposals of the Union . 162, 250, 285-86, 349-52, 474, 477; GC Ex. Labor Board Calls for Revote at Amazon Warehouse in Alabama in Major Victory for Union., National Labor Relations Board. 14 at 3. 129. Although it kept the Space Advisory Committee apprised of what was happening with the construction and allowed the committee members to express their opinions at certain times, many of the committee members were not part of the Unions bargaining unit, and this process was not bargaining. 12; Tr. Nobody disputes that. Tr. In response to Proposal 12 that employees who had window offices at Franklin Court would have the same at Half Street Jones stated, well try to see how many window offices we can get in the Washington Resident Office, but again they are the only people who have offices.. Each has its own procedures and rules that if an attorney does not know could result catastrophic error. . 104. At the hearing, Durkin recalled: [W]e were incensed. The FLRA claimed that judicial review was barred by the sixty day statute of limitations. If mediation assistance takes place, but no agreement is reached, either party may thereafter request assistance from the Federal Service Impasses Panel. Tr. Further, almost half of the Unions original proposals (the same sixteen that I enumerated above) were not tied to the May 9 deadline. D.C. 165, 126 L.R.R.M. The parties will conduct two bargaining sessions at the Agencys current headquarters on the following dates: April 23, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 24, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7. Another union, the National Labor Relations Board Professional Association (the Professional Association), represents about 120 employees at headquarters. Similarly, when Jones was asked whether the Union gave any oral supplementation to its counterproposals, he stated: I dont really recall. . On the other hand, if the Agency had not yet implemented its plans concerning furniture for the new headquarters in late November, the question arises whether its offer to bargain on this issue on November 24 satisfied its duty to bargain. SUBMITTED BY:Denise Duncan, RN, President and Delegate Elizabeth Hawkins, RN, Secretary and Delegate UNAC/UHCP California. Jt. Later that day, Stephen Sloper, a member of the Unions Executive Committee, asked FMCS Mediator Kurt Saunders to mediate the dispute. The Agencys chief negotiator asserted frequently during the bargaining sessions, and again at the hearing, that because the ground rules agreement specified that bargaining would occur on April 23 and 24, the Agency was entitled to stop bargaining after April 24, without regard to whether the parties had bargained to agreement or impasse, and without regard to whether further changes in conditions of employment occurred after April 25. David M. Prouty. . As an attorney, I am often asked what the difference is between employment law and labor law. Before the days session ended, Jones asked Durkin why the Union had not spent the day talking about its written proposals. 29 at 1. GC Ex. Asked why the Agency rejected the Unions counterproposals, when those counterproposals largely accepted Agency positions, Jones stated: We werent going to start bargaining piecemeal, at least not at that point. The ground rules agreement also provided, among other things, that on April 22 there would be a tour of Half Street, a full visual inspection of employee work areas at Franklin Court, and then a briefing from GSA and the architects; the Union would submit its bargaining proposals by noon on April 21, and the Agency would submit counterproposals within three days thereafter; and caucus time could be taken, but no party would caucus for more than one hour, absent mutual agreement. The Authority has defined impasse as that point in negotiations at which the parties are unable to reach agreement.. The Charging Party argues that the Respondent violated the Statute and that the Respondent should be ordered to return to the bargaining table participate in mediation conducted by the FMCS, if requested by the Union, and participate in proceedings before the Federal Service Impasses Panel, if agreement is not reached during renewed negotiations. By the time the Agency made its limited offer in November to bargain, it had already implemented many aspects of the relocation plans, by making commitments with GSA and the architects. . 106-07. And, without strong enforcement of labor laws, unions cannot effectively function. . part 2423. 450. The key question is whether additional bargaining (in which the good faith of both parties is presumed) might produce an agreement. Theres a lot of technology out there that you can use for that sort of thing. Tr. these things. On May 16, Jones provided an additional response to the May 6 information request, forwarding to the Union a variety of drawings for Half Street, including some dated March 26 (GC Ex. . Tr. In its opening statement at the hearing, Respondents counsel similarly asserted that it had no further bargaining obligations regarding the relocation after it bargained on April 23 and 24. The NLRB refused, and an unfair labor practice proceeding ensued. . The Respondent contends that if a violation is found, retroactive relief, including a retroactive bargaining order, would be inappropriate. . In determining whether a party has fulfilled its bargaining responsibilities, the Authority considers the totality of the circumstances of the case. The FLRA is the federal public sector counterpart to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which governs labor relations between private sector employees and employers. . Graham, who attended the meeting and who worked closely with the GSA contract officer, testified that once the comments on the preliminary drawings were submitted, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for architects to change certain aspects of the design, such as the location of walls or the number or size of workspaces. On the morning of Tuesday, April 22, the Union bargaining team, and Jones, Graham, and Lennie, toured Half Street, whose interiors were still mostly empty. Nonetheless, when the Union requested mediation, the Agency refused to participate. 29 at 3-4. (b) Post at all offices of the Agency where bargaining unit employees are located, copies of the attached Notice on forms to be furnished by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. After investigating the charge, the Regional Director of the FLRAs Chicago Region issued a Complaint and Notice of Hearing on January 12, 2015, on behalf of the FLRAs General Counsel (GC), alleging that, On May 15, 2014, the R. espondent . Find a listing of FLRA contacts that you can call for more information. . . First would come drawings (referred to by witnesses and in documents as preliminary drawings, design drawings, or just drawings) that were, essentially, floor plans, showing things like the location of walls and doors, and the size and location of offices and cubicles. 14 at 3. The NLRB My Account Portal is an NLRB website that allows individuals to view cases and inquiries to which they are a party, e-file documents in those cases/inquiries, view their e-file history and manage their user profile. , the agency must allow a reasonable time for the bargaining process to occur. On May 9, Lennie gave the Union a list of the location and size of each employees workspace at Franklin Court. Jones suggested meeting April 15-17, with the first day spent touring Half Street and hearing from officials involved in the move, and Durkin agreed. On January 31, the Union informed the Agency that it had assembled a team to bargain over the move. The NLRB administers and enforces the National Labor Relations Act, conducting secret ballot elections to determine whether employees wish to be represented by a union, and resolving alleged ULPs committed by employers and unions in the private sector. If the Union had had the opportunity to argue for its proposals in February or March, it might have been able to persuade management, the architects, and GSA that the Agency needed an additional 10,000 or 12,000 square feet, rather than 8,000. Gwynne A. Wilcox. These include the Agencys refusal to furnish necessary information to the Union prior to April 23 and delaying the start of bargaining until many of the most significant decisions affecting the size and configuration of the new headquarters offices had been made. As for further bargaining, the Union stated that it was. I mean, we had done everything to try to continue bargaining, to ask for continued bargaining. Who We Are.. President Trumps appointment of anti-union management lawyers to serve as board members and as the NLRBs general counsel are working to reverse favorable advances made under the Obama-era labor board and members of the FLRA are becoming increasingly aggressive in efforts to undermine the bargaining rights of federal workers; and, The current NLRB wants to change or undo the representation case rules that were implemented in 2014 to expedite the NLRB election process. By specifying the dates on which negotiations would occur, and by eliminating language proposed by the Union that referred to the sessions as initial bargaining, this language suggests that these were the only two days on which bargaining was required, and that further bargaining would be scheduled only by mutual consent. Otherwise, if retroactivity of any term is dependent on the Respondents consent, the negotiations are likely to be as fruitless as those on April 23 and 24. The purpose of the NLRA was to codify the federal policy favoring industrial relations stability and employee free choice. D.C. 165, 126 L.R.R.M. As for who should sign the notice, the Authority typically directs the posting of a notice to be signed by the highest official of the activity responsible for the violation. 22. . GC Ex. Durkin replied that we anticipate continuing bargaining, and that the Union was focusing here now on time sensitive issues like the size of offices, but we anticipate bargaining over these things into the future. Tr. 52. GC Ex. at 12. 326-27. What is the difference between NLRB and FLRA? Monday, January 13, 2020. 91. This argument ignores the important difference between the text of the NLRA and the text of the FSLMRS. As we said several times throughout the course of the day, we were willing to work late last evening in an attempt to reach an agreement, or narrow the issues, but the Union team was unwilling to continue beyond 6:30. 38. Even if the parties had been deadlocked on office size and configuration, there were plenty of other issues to discuss when negotiations broke down. The FLRA claimed that judicial review was barred by the sixty day statute of limitations. FLRA, 39 F.3d 361 (CADC 1994); Defense . . Tr. Durkin testified at the hearing that she had already requested much of this information, but had not received it, in earlier requests. Tr. After lunch, Jones stated that the Agency was willing to bargain late into the day on April 24, but they would not bargain after that day. 34. Sotomayors Baseball Ruling Lingers, 14 Years Later., The Washington Post. National Labor Relations Board. GC Exs. - Legal Principles in this Case for Law Students. . Giving employees the freedom to decide whether they want union representation and, if yes, by which union by conducting secret ballot elections. It is instructive at this point to take a step back and look at the, employees they thought they would move by September to a specific location. It could be by teleconference or videoconference. Watch free online FLRA trainings on our Youtube channel and dont forget to subscribe to receive updates on new videos. 141; GC Ex. informed the Union that the Respondent had fulfilled its obligation to bargain regarding the headquarters office move, and that [s]ince on or about April 25, 2014, and May 15, 2014, the Respondent has failed and refused to negotiate with the Union over the headquarters office move to the extent required by the [S]tatute, in violation of 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute. Tr. 8 at 2. GC Exs. adopts similar guidelines in concluding that no impasse had been reached: among the factors cited were that neither party had actually declared an impasse; the parties had modified their proposals and demonstrated a responsiveness to the bargaining process; and the parties had not yet had a reasonable opportunity to invoke the processes of FSIP. 42FLRA at 1279-80. the Agencys counterproposals to find the things that we could agree on. Tr. 41, 194); and Katrina Woodcock, a senior field attorney in the Washington Resident Office (Tr. 318. Substantive bargaining did not begin until the second day, at which time the parties discussed most of the forty-one proposals submitted by the Union. By contrast, Jones testified that it was never contemplated that we would do this any other way than face-to-face. Tr. The Agency isnt even prepared to make decisions on these aspects[] of the relocation. Board Members are appointed by the President to 5-year terms, with Senate consent, the term of one . ", National Labor Relations Board. . Although both laws cover labor relations and rights, they . Every Bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below: PLUS: Hundreds of law school topic-related videos from Thus, as with the April negotiations, the bargaining in November failed to satisfy the requirements of the Statute. He said that when the management team caucused after lunch on the 24th, we were only able to begin discussion of the Unions 40+ proposals . The NLRB has two principal functions: protect employees from unfair treatment from employers, unions, or both, and give employees the freedom to choose union representation via secret ballot elections. On February 5, Luther emailed Jones the Unions request to bargain over the relocation. The list of these laws is long and growing. At the same time, negotiations were also underway with the Union, Agency and FLRA to settle the Unions ULP charge. On April 17, the Union and the Agency exchanged communications (both verbally and in writing) that ultimately resulted in their reaching a ground rules agreement. . Tr. to be incorporated into the final Design Intent Drawings by May 9. This rapprochement should have. The NLRBs objective is to safeguard most private-sector employees rights to bargain for better wages and working conditions, either with or without a union. The NLRA, otherwise known as the Wagner Act, is one of the most groundbreaking labor laws ever enacted in the United States. and we explicitly request continued bargaining. . Specifically, the Authority has found that office relocations involve changes in conditions of employment, and that agencies must negotiate the impact and implementation of such moves that is, the procedures to be followed in implementing the relocation and appropriate arrangements for employees affected by the move. Know Your Legal Rights Before Your Start, Positive Communication: How to Elevate Customer Experience, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), The Myth of the Two Weeks Notice Requirement. Which Jobs and Sectors Are Not Protected by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)? full proposals. The agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions. Meanwhile, the Agency continued to make decisions with the architects concerning design aspects of the new offices, and while the Union participated in some discussions about these issues as members of the Agencys Space Advisory Committee, those discussions did not constitute bargaining within the meaning of the Statute. One member is appointed by the President to serve as chairman, chief executive officer, and chief administrative officer of the FLRA. The NLRB continues to be in the news. Find everything you need to know about filing a casewith the FLRA. 471. On Wednesday, April 23, the Unions bargaining team met with Agency representatives Jones and Graham. Tr. Asked to explain why the Union team did not stay, Durkin stated: [W]e couldnt continue that evening. . Jones and Graham advised the Union team that they could only make minor changes or tweaks to the floor plans, which had first been shown to the Union only nine days earlier. [I]t was not necessary to explicitly lay out those types of bargaining, because they dont involve the same logistics that face-to-face bargaining does. Tr. 146-47. 237-38. Let us know what you think about our new and improved website by emailing us at EngagetheFLRA@flra.gov. He repeated managements view that if the parties had continued negotiating, they might have been able to reach an agreement, or narrow the issues . 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act., National Labor Relations Board. 6. Also on February 5, Durkin emailed Jones an information request, asking for any and all documents and records showing the floor plan, layout and/or design, for the Half Street building, as well as a timeline for the relocation process. GC Ex. More importantly, the Union continued to keep its original forty-one proposals on the table. The FLRA initially decided that disclosure was "prohibited by law" under 7114 (b) (4). The Respondent filed its Answer to the Complaint on February 6, 2015, denying that it violated the Statute. 112-14, 169. Concepts we will address include: In setting forth the distinction, Ill start with labor laws because they represent a much narrower area of law than employment laws. The parties had only begun to discuss the many issues on the table, neither side had submitted a full range of counterproposals, and the Agency inexplicably refused even to attempt mediation. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was passed in 1935 and later amended by the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley Act, in 1947. In November 2021, the agency gave workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama a second shot at unionizing after concluding that the ecommerce giant interfered in the first election. Tr. We had bargained all day. 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