UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20415-2000
LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ADVISORY #00-1
DATE:: June 12, 2000
SUBJECT: INFORMATION SERVICES AND LABOR AGREEMENT
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (LAIRS)
The Office of Personnel Management's Office of Labor and Employee
Relations (OLER) is required by section 25(a) of Executive Order
11491, as amended, and section 7135(b) of title 5, United States
Code, to implement technical advice and information programs for the
agencies. One means for accomplishing this mandate is the Labor
Agreement Information Retrieval System (LAIRS).
The LAIRS System
LAIRS is a searchable computer-based data bank containing current
information on labor-management relations in the Federal Government.
It includes representational data on all bargaining units certified
by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), the texts of many
Federal sector collective bargaining agreements, and selected
publications by the Office of Labor and Employee Relations.
LAIRS Requirements
OPM requires agencies to furnish OPM, on a regular basis, copies
of their Federal sector negotiated collective bargaining agreements
and representational data. OLER is requesting the following from
Federal agencies:
- Submission of form 913B upon certification,
clarification, or decertification by the Federal Labor Relations
Authority (FLRA) of a bargaining unit in either electronic or fax
format. When a bargaining unit is certified or clarified by the
FLRA, the agency should report that information to OPM for the
purpose of receiving a Bargaining Unit Status (BUS) code. The BUS
code is necessary for OPM to track and report information in the
LAIRS database. The BUS code is also necessary for agencies to
process personnel actions and report to OPM's Central Personnel
Data File. Agencies are to attach copies of supporting
documentation issued by the FLRA, which may be faxed. (Copies of
form 913B are available for downloading from OPM's web page at www.opm.gov/lmr/913b_794.htm
- Submission of electronic copies of current
collective bargaining agreements for each bargaining unit, if not
already in the LAIRS data base. Agencies are to include form 913B
reflecting current data relevant to each collective bargaining
agreement.
LAIRS Modernization
OLER is utilizing state-of-the-art document storage and retrieval
technology to improve the capabilities of LAIRS to serve the needs
of Federal agencies, labor organizations, Congress, the
Administration, academia, and the general public in a timely and
efficient manner.
As part of this modernization process, we are requesting that
Federal agencies provide us with electronic copies of their current
collective bargaining agreements. Agencies may email the 913Bs and
collective bargaining agreements to lairs@opm.gov. Supporting
documentation may be faxed to LMR at (202) 606-2613. Agencies
without email capabilities may send electronic versions on a 3.5"
computer disk to: Office of Labor and Employee Relations/LAIRS,
Office of Personnel Management, Room 7H28, 1900 E Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20415.
Internet Access to LAIRS
Agencies, labor organizations, and the public may access LAIRS
through the OPM internet site at www.opm.gov/lmr/lairs.htm. Requests for
assistance and information from LAIRS may be made by contacting the
Office of Labor and Employee Relations, Labor-Management Relations
Division at lairs@opm.gov, by
phone at (202) 606-2930, or by fax at (202) 606-2613.
Questions regarding this advisory should be directed to this
office.
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