U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce
News Advisory
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact:
Edmund Byrnes |
Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to Speak at the 2003 Symposium on Employee and Labor Relations
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 18, OPM Director Kay Coles James will kick off the annual Symposium on Employee and Labor Relations.
The week-long SOELR 2003 is a comprehensive human-resources conference devoted to recent developments and emerging issues in federal government employee relations, labor relations and dispute resolution. In addition, SOELR is a significant OPM event to help federal agencies retain and develop a creative and high-performing work force that achieves a standard of excellence in attaining the human relations outcomes important to the nation.
Focus will be placed on using human-capital strategies effectively to deal with poor performers, while maintaining high standards of employee honesty and integrity, and fostering a work force that is committed to working with management to achieve results.
| WHAT: | Symposium on Employee and Labor Relations |
| PLACE: | The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites |
| 404 South Figueroa Street | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90071 | |
| PHONE: | (213) 624-1000 |
| FAX: (213) 612-4797 | |
| WHEN: | March 18 - 21 |
Media planning to attend should contact Rusty Asher at 202-606-2427 or wrasher@opm.gov .
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OPM oversees the federal work force and provides the American public with up-to-date employment information. OPM also supports U.S. agencies with personnel services and policy leadership including staffing tools, guidance on labor-management relations and programs to improve work force performance.
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