The U.S. Office of Personnel Management sponsors an inter-agency Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) Network. Agencies participate by designating appropriate staff members representing their employee relations and labor relations functions as Network members. OPM hosts periodic meetings where members discuss new and emerging trends within the field of employee and labor relations, significant decisions that have been issued by MSPB, FLRA and the courts, as well as issues that a Network member may ato discuss with the group. The Network also collaborates to sponsor projects developed by workgroups members in support of the Employee and Labor Relations profession. The Network also collaborates to sponsor projects developed by workgroups members in support of the Employee and Labor Relations profession. One of the major projects were the Professional Development Series (PDS) which was developed for employee and labor relations practitioners ranging from the novice to the expert level.
We currently have approximately 120 members representing more than 70 agencies and their major components. The ELR Network is made up of employee and labor relations managers at the department and agency level across the Federal government. If your agency is not represented, we invite you to join this dynamic and highly talented group of professionals by submitting your representative's name, title, telephone number and e-mail address to AWR@opm.gov.