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- Staff in the Offices of the Authority's Members
are responsible for reviewing and resolving cases arising under the Federal
Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, including arbitration appeals,
negotiability disputes, representation cases, and unfair labor practice cases.
Staff members assist the parties with alternative dispute resolution services.
Staff review and analyze the record in pending cases and provide written
recommendations to the Members.
- Collaboration and Dispute Resolution program staff members
develop and conduct training, facilitate partnership efforts, assist parties in
alternative dispute resolution and advise unions and management on issues
affecting labor-management cooperation and alternative dispute resolution
throughout the Federal Government.
- Office of the Solicitor staff members represent the FLRA in
judicial proceedings, including petitions for review or enforcement of FLRA
orders filed in US Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. They also
represent the FLRA in administrative litigation cases filed in US District
Courts.
- Office of Administrative Law Judges staff ensure the full, fair
and expeditious consideration and resolution of unfair labor practice cases;
and conduct formal hearings and issue initial decisions and orders. The Office
also assists parties to reach voluntary settlements of their disputes prior to
the start of formal hearings when the parties have indicated an interest in
exploring resolution without resorting to litigation.
- Staff members of the Office of the General Counsel
Regional Offices provide parties with three distinct services. They
investigate, litigate, and assist in resolving ULP cases; serve as hearing
officers, draft decisions and orders, and conduct elections in representation
cases; and provide the parties with alternative dispute resolution services
which may involve utilizing specialized skills to facilitate, intervene, train,
and educate the parties. This work affords Regional Office employees the
opportunity to practice labor law by researching and analyzing legal issues and
preparing legal decisional and other documents, as well as practicing labor
relations by working in person with parties and their representatives in
resolving labor-management relations disputes and improving relationships.
- Federal Service Impasses Panel staff assist Federal agencies
and labor organizations to resolve negotiation impasses. They investigate
cases, draft advice memoranda, engage in face-to-face and telephone dispute
resolution conferences, analyze parties' written submissions and oral
positions, and provide written recommendations to the Panel for resolving
disputes.
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