. Third, the Agency failed to respond in writing to all of the Unions proposals, including the Unions proposal on furniture (Proposal 36). 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. One member is appointed by the President to serve as chairman, chief executive officer, and chief administrative officer of the FLRA. Each year, a new board member is appointed by the president, with the blessing of the Senate, for a five-year term. . We didnt get them I didnt get them till April 14th, when Troy Crayton passed them out to everyone. Tr. 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. at 30. was very similar to Agency counterproposal 10, except that the Unions counterproposal specifies that the office would be consistent with the current design reflecting 108SF. Further, Union counterproposal 4 (coat hooks) is similar to Agency counterproposal 16, except that the Union added that it reserves the right to bargain and make proposals for other Unit employees who may have offices or cubicles in the new building. GC Exs. Frequently, the two are used interchangeably and, in most day-to-day usage, the interchange of the two words is accepted and appropriate. 52. Labor Union: Definition, History, and Examples. # 65880 | 2,202 words | 5 sources | MLA | 2006 |. It certainly does not change the fact that the Respondent had already violated its statutory duty to bargain. The Respondent filed its Answer to the Complaint on February 6, 2015, denying that it violated the Statute. With regard to the dates for bargaining, Durkin testified that the ground rules agreement went into detail concerning face-to-face bargaining, but not concerning other types of bargaining such as by email or teleconference. The next day, Woodcock informed Jones that the Union would be willing to meet with him to discuss furniture, but that the meeting would not constitute bargaining or a satisfaction of the Agencys bargaining obligation, in light of ongoing efforts to settle the underlying ULP charge previously filed by the Union. On May 9, Lennie gave the Union a list of the location and size of each employees workspace at Franklin Court. Griffin also referred to competing concerns from the different divisions within the Agency. Tr. About 450 people work at its headquarters office in Washington, D.C. Tr. GC Ex. Find historical decisions ofthe Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Labor Relations Council, as well as Foreign Service Labor Relations Board decisions. Former President Barack Obama once claimed that this move saved baseball.. 274-75. During these negotiations, the Agency spokesman stated that the Agency did not have information on, and had not made decisions about, several issues raised in the Unions proposals, including matters relating to the office furniture to be used at the new headquarters. This decision was vacated and remanded in NLRB Union, Local 6 v. 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. This includes such matters as union organizing, collective bargaining negotiations, and unfair labor practice charges. . On December 23, Jones sent Woodcock an email, offering one additional bargaining session in January in an attempt to resolve all outstanding issues related to the headquarters relocation. GC Ex. These issues could and should have been addressed by the parties through bargaining at subsequent times over the next several months, right up to the date the NLRB finally moved to Half Street. Since seven months went by after that declaration, with no negotiations, the Agencys limited offer to bargain in November was far too little, and extremely late. at 330. 107. 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. . It did so by negotiating ground rules for bargaining over the relocation, and then by negotiating with the Union for the time allotted to negotiations in those ground rules. They had just a few of the drawings. Tr. Tr. Labor-Management Relations Statute, Chapter 71 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, 5 U.S.C. Tr. 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. If the parties had truly intended to establish a fixed time period for the negotiation of all issues related to the Agencys relocation, it could have done so, simply by stating that April 24 would be the last day for bargaining and by further specifying a fixed period for engaging in mediation and invoking FSIP assistance. . 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. 468-71; Upon receiving the Agencys counterproposals, the Union team caucused to prepare its own response. On April 16, the Union submitted a second information request, asking for documents showing the specific spaces and offices assigned to bargaining unit employees and to the Union in the new building; the rooms and spaces assigned for common purposes and as other than personal workspace; and the locations and dimensions of these spaces. . GC Ex. [T]here were some [Union] proposals that were left out of our counter that we werent able to agree to. Tr. Tr. Clearly, the Respondents national office was involved in this ULP, which involved negotiations over the relocation of its national headquarters. Thus the November teleconference cannot truly be considered pre-implementation. As with many of the decisions made between the Respondent and the architects in February and March, the Respondent had already narrowed the Unions ability to negotiate to a significant extent. Nixon sent Jones a Union counterproposal, Jones rejected it, and the Union then accepted the Agencys latest draft, which was signed that same day. Understanding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Responsibilities, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Structure, Examples of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Defending Employee Rights. This Notice must remain posted for sixty (60) consecutive days from the date of posting and must not be altered, defaced, or covered by any other material. Harry Jones, Assistant General Counsel for Labor and Employee Relations, represented management during the move. . FLRA, 39 F.3d 361 (CADC 1994); Defense . , Tr. Other labor laws of note are the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the Federal Labor Relations Act (FLRA), as well as state labor laws that govern bargaining rights of state employees. In this regard, the GC asserts that there was no clear and unmistakable waiver of the Unions right to bargain to agreement or impasse. With regard to the effect of the relocation on bargaining unit employees, it was undisputed that approximately 450 NLRB employees (including approximately 62 members of the NLRBU bargaining unit) would be required to work in a new building location in a different area of the city. Once the Agency and the Union began negotiating in this case, it is clear that they did not reach agreement. Ithink the idea was we would exchange . The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) 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 . According to its website, the NLRBs core duties are: The NLRB is a fairly small agency, with 26 regional offices dotted across the United States. The committee was led by Troy Crayton, the Agencys Facilities Chief, and it included representatives from each division of the Agency, as well as representatives from the Professional Association and the Union. . Graham told them, [W]e dont know about furniture because the Agency doesnt have money, adding that the Agency planned to purchase furniture using a monthly payment plan administered by GSA. . As the GC has noted, between February 5 and April 14 the Union repeatedly requested preliminary drawings of the new offices floor plans and details regarding the size and configuration of the existing offices of bargaining unit employees. The purpose of the NLRA was to codify the federal policy favoring industrial relations stability and employee free choice. Despite significant differences between the parties' proposed telework arrangements, both parties identified maximizing telework opportunities for bargaining unit employees as a primary interest. . . In other words, the paragraph simply specified the dates on which bargaining would be conducted. 401. In accordance with directives from the General Services Administration (GSA), the Agency was authorized to lease no more than 155,000 rentable square feet of office space, nearly a 40% reduction from the 247,219 square feet it leased at Franklin Court. , 41 FLRA at 350-51. But I, again, reiterated to them that we were willing to stay late to try to hammer out an agreement. 41, 194); and Katrina Woodcock, a senior field attorney in the Washington Resident Office (Tr. the design drawings were not adequate . By mutual agreement, the parties may agree to additional dates for face-to-face bargaining. The Agency could not sincerely claim that the parties were at impasse until they had engaged in full-fledged negotiations over those additional counterproposals. The NLRB was given the power to resolve labor disputes through quasi-judicial proceedings and was assigned two principal functions: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was amended by Congress several times, including in 1947 through the Taft-Hartley Act, in 1959 through the Landrum-Griffin Act, and in 1974 when the NLRB was given jurisdictional authority over nonprofit hospitals and nursing homes. We had stated directly in our proposals for a tentative agreement that we were willing to bargain by any. The Union team had not seen the entire Franklin Court facility the previous day, so the parties agreed to spend the morning continuing Tuesdays walk-through. Because the ground rules agreement cannot reasonably be interpreted as limiting the parties bargaining period to two days, I conclude that the Union did not waive its right to bargain until either an agreement was reached or the parties had come to an impasse. Ch. On February25, Jones provided Durkin some additional information about Half Street, but still did not provide any drawings. Tr. Watch free online FLRA trainings on our Youtube channel and dont forget to subscribe to receive updates on new videos. Similarly, the Respondent cannot blame GSA for its unlawful bargaining. 275; On April 28, Lennie offered further discussions about the BUs concerns that week, and the Union accepted. For all of the above reasons, the Agency failed to bargain in good faith and violated 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute. . GC Ex. Jones replied that the design plans were the Agencys proposals. The FLRA claimed that judicial review was barred by the sixty day statute of limitations. At this time FLRA remains fully operational. 159-61; GC Ex. 32, 264. Of those, Union Counterproposals 2 (ergonomic chairs), 3 (lockable storage), and 5 (storing paper and toner) were identical to Agency Counterproposals 13, 15, and 21, respectively. Where they mainly differ is in the portion of the workforce they serve. 166. 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. Theres a lot of technology out there that you can use for that sort of thing. Tr. Jones also acknowledged on the morning of April 25 that there was more bargaining for the parties to do, when he faulted the Union for ending talks at 6:30 p.m. 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. The Authority has defined impasse as that point in negotiations at which the parties are unable to reach agreement.. . The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute) protects federal employees' rights to organize, bargain collectively, and participate in labor organizations of their choosing - and to refrain from doing so. . The Agencys proposed interpretation of the ground rules also ignores paragraph 13, which states that either party may request mediation from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Mutual consent is not required for mediation. As part of this process, the Agency established the Space Advisory Committee around November 2012. 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. Jones responded to Durkins request on February 10, providing a timeline for the move and floor plans of the Franklin Court building. At that point, it was apparent to both parties that these decisions could not be made until much later in the relocation process, and indeed Union Proposals 35 and 36 sought to commit the parties to negotiations when they possessed the necessary information to resolve them, rather than in April, when both sides were buying a pig in a poke. Tr. These activities are governed by a handful of federal and state laws, the most prominent being the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The FLRA is an independent administrative federal agency that administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-postal federal employees worldwide. 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. Many of these proposals were not related to the size of individual offices or cubicles, and indeed the Agency itself had no way of properly or knowledgeably negotiating many of these subjects (such as the height of cubicle walls, frosting on glass, and options for furniture, flooring, and walls) in April or May. Similarly, it is apparent that the parties were a few short conversations away from reaching agreement on the issue of an additional nursing room; Jones himself admitted that the parties were still in the early stages of bargaining when the Agency left the table. Tr. Graham and Lennie responded that the Agency was requesting those changes. Tr. Tr. Lauren M. McFerran, Chairman. . The agency is governed by a five-person board and a general counsel, who are each appointed by the U.S. president with the consent of the Senate. Its objective is to protect the rights of most private-sector employees to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions, and prevent employers and unions from engaging in unfair practices against them. The participation of employees in the formulation and implementation of employee policy and procedures affecting them contributes to the effective conduct of public business. Tr. [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. When some alternative features were suggested, he said, no, weve tried that . 318. About two hours later, the Union team submitted five of its own counterproposals, which the Agency rejected. The National Labor Relations Board is a federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act. . He indicated that at that point in the process, major changes, such as adding movable walls or more bathroom stalls, would be difficult, if not impossible. The agencys board is also not permitted to act on its own motion and can only pursue cases that have been initiated by employees, employers, or unions. 106-07. We had bargained all day. As Luther described in her testimony, the five issues addressed in the Unions Initial response to Agencys counterproposal of 4/24/14 (GC Ex. By terminating negotiations before the Union had a chance to submit a full set of counterproposals, the Agency undercut its claim that negotiations were at an impasse. The Union team consisted of Julia Durkin, an attorney at the Agencys Denver Regional Office, who served as a local president and had bargained over an office move in Denver (Tr. GC Exs. It also helps employees conduct union elections. 40. 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. This is an unfair labor practice (ULP) proceeding under the Federal Service. 138-39; GC Ex. 30-31, 215-16); Lisabeth Luther, a compliance officer based in the Indianapolis Regional Office (Tr. . 4 at 9. Tr. On Monday, April 21, the Union submitted forty-one bargaining proposals. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that the ground rules agreement did not justify the Respondents decision to end bargaining prior to reaching agreement or impasse. 10. and . With respect to the Agencys obligation to bargain over the relocation, Jones testified, We gave them the drawings. 322.) However, it is my experience that this is the exception and not the rule. 233-34. was to see where there was common ground, to see what we could agree on. But I find the determination of the Authority in the, situation strikingly similar to ours, to be instructive and persuasive. The second method is to petition the agency for amendment or rescission of the regulations and then to appeal the agencys action. As a result, when formal bargaining with the Union began on April 23, the floor plans were largely fixed, as the GC claims. 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. The Agency offers two primary justifications for its actions: itargues that the Union waived its right to further bargaining when it agreed to the ground rules, and it further insists that when the second day of bargaining ended, the parties had reached impasse. Resp. to be incorporated into the final Design Intent Drawings by May 9. . GC Ex. The Union team then met up with the remainder of the Agencys bargaining team. During its negotiations with the Union in April, Agency negotiators told the Union team that all issues relating to the relocation had to be negotiated and finalized before the May 9 deadline given to them by GSA. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was established by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935, and it enforces statutorily defined unfair labor practices on the part of employers, labor organizations, or their agents. 1947 Taft-Hartley Substantive Provisions., National Labor Relations Board. Bargaining on Thursday, April 24, began with Jones and other members of the Agency team giving their initial reactions to most of the Unions forty-one proposals. These factors establish that there was a strong potential for further and productive bargaining, if only the Agency had the patience to persist beyond its arbitrary deadline. The Agency denied the request, insisting that the ground rules limited bargaining to two days. What is the Purpose of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)? The FLRA's New and Improved eFiling System provides the federal-sector labor-management community with a convenient, user-friendlyway to electronically submit case filings. Although the Agencys counterproposals didnt address this issue, and the Agencys existing floor plans contained no details about furniture, Jones testified that this could have been negotiated on April 24, and the Agency would have entertained Union furniture proposals on April 24, if the Union had demanded specific types of desks or chairs. With regard to Proposal 1, which required the Agency to keep the Union informed about the relocation, Jones said it has always been our intention to keep the Union informed. GC Ex. for commenting on the design drawings for Half Street. $19.95 Buy and instantly download this paper now. 9; Resp. GC Ex. 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. The reason that knowing the distinction between employment laws and labor laws is important, especially when hiring an attorney, is because lawyers who claim to be both labor and employment lawyers have a tendency to specialize in one and dabble in the other. On Wednesday, April 23, the Unions bargaining team met with Agency representatives Jones and Graham. encompassed in those proposals. The FLRAs one-stop shop for all things training with upcoming in-person events near you, YouTube videos, agency training contacts and more. 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. More information to follow. [2], The Authority adjudicates disputes arising under the Civil Service Reform Act, deciding cases concerning the negotiability of collective bargaining agreement proposals, appeals concerning unfair labor practices and representation petitions, and exceptions to grievance arbitration awards. Although the NLRA covers most employers, it does not . Failing to do so can lead to unfavorable outcomes. The Respondent notes next that the Union withdrew its five initial counterproposals on April 29. 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. GC Ex. Tr. 23 at 11-12, 15-16, 27-32), and some were dated April 11 (. . David M. Prouty. Since the Union had been actively pursuing mediation, the Union team understood this to mean that the Agency was refusing to engage in mediation. File a case with the FLRA, including unfair labor practice charges, arbitration appeals, and requests for impasse assistance. Thus the April 23 and 24 bargaining sessions scheduled in paragraph 2 were clearly not the only negotiations that the parties anticipated. My reaction to this was that we rejected this because it wasnt a comprehensive proposal. Jones replied, Not on April 10th. It then listed five Union counterproposals (which are set forth in the appendix). While denying that it had floor plans of the existing offices, the Agency prevented Union officials from taking. 413. been deprived of monetary benefits as a result of an agencys unilateral action, In other cases, however, the Authority has found that a prospective bargaining order is better suited to the facts of the case. In the late afternoon, about an hour before bargaining was scheduled to end, the Agencys bargaining team submitted twenty-three counterproposals. Collective bargaining is the process of negotiating terms of employment between an employer and a group of workers. 25. WE WILL NOT, in any like or related manner, interfere with, restrain, or coerce bargaining unit employees in the exercise of the rights assured them by the Statute. 1(a). Jones replied that same day, conceding that the process has fallen slightly behind schedule.. And hiring an attorney who dabbles can lead to bad outcomes. Durkin testified about several of the proposals discussed that day. Let us know what you think about our new and improved website by emailing us at EngagetheFLRA@flra.gov. there has to be an end point. 465. Are You Covered?, Federal Labor Relations Authority. [W]hen a respondent claims as a defense to an alleged unfair labor practice that a specific provision of the parties collective bargaining agreement permitted its actions alleged to constitute an unfair labor practice, the Authority, including its administrative law judges, will determine the meaning of the parties collective bargaining agreement and will resolve the unfair labor practice complaint accordingly. At the time of the hearing, and for the previous twenty-one years, the Agencys headquarters office was located in the Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Franklin Court). The Union stands ready and willing to continue good faith bargaining regarding the HQ relocation at mutually agreeable future times and dates. The NLRB is an independent federal agency enforcing the National Labor Relations Act, which guarantees the right of most private sector employees to organize, to engage in group efforts to improve their wages and working conditions, to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative, to engage in collective bargaining, and to What We Do., National Labor Relations Board. Durkin testified that around this time, the Union team told the Agency team that they were willing to continue bargaining, but we cant continue and expect to wrap up bargaining that night. Tr. Protecting rights and facilitating stable relationships among federal agencies, labor organizations, and employees while advancing an effective and efficient government through the administration of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The Board is composed of 3 members, nominated by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of 5 years. Tr. 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