The Office of Personnel Management is issuing this guidance to help departments and agencies report on the number of hours of official time used to perform representational functions in FY 2003. Please complete your agency's report and submit it to OPM no later than January 30, 2004.
Your report should cover all agencies except non-appropriated fund instrumentalities and only those representational activities related to labor relations, such as those provided for by 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 and collective bargaining agreements. Agencies should not report activities under non-labor relations laws or regulations (e.g., civil rights laws or agency administrative grievance procedures).
Official Time means all time regardless of agency nomenclature granted to an employee by the agency to perform representational functions under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 or by collective bargaining agreement when the employee would otherwise be in a duty status.
Representational Functions refers to activities undertaken by employees acting on behalf of the union or fulfilling the union's responsibility to represent bargaining unit employees in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 or a collective bargaining agreement.
PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR REPORT BY JANUARY 30, 2004 AND SEND IT TO:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office of Labor and Employee Relations
1900 E. Street, NW, Room 7H28
Washington, DC 20415
If you have any questions, please contact Jeffrey Sumberg, Director, Office of Labor and Employee Relations, at (202) 606-2639 or at jsumberg@opm.gov.