FLRA NEWS

September 11, 1998 · PR 110-98
Contact: Patty Reilly
202-482-6500

The Chair and the Members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (the Authority) issued a

Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking

(63 FR 48130-48138) (

Adobe Acorbate PDF File

) to revise the regulations concerning negotiability proceedings. The purpose of the revised regulations is to expedite proceedings and facilitate dispute resolution.In addition, the Authority announced three meetings to be held across the country to hear the views of the FLRA's customers on these proposed regulations.

Major aspects of the revised regulations aimed at improving negotiability proceedings include: pre- and postfiling procedures and conferences designed to help the parties resolve their dispute without formal litigation and to narrow and clarify the issues that need to be litigated; revised processing procedures that will enable the Authority in appropriate instances to resolve all aspects of a dispute; and clarification of the responsibilities of each party. The proposed regulations are the result of an internal FLRA task force, focus groups, and written comments received as a result of an earlier Federal Register notice.

FLRA Chair Phyllis N. Segal urged customers to review and comment on the proposed regulations noting, "The revised Negotiability Regulations are part of an ongoing effort of the FLRA to deliver quality services to our customers. We are committed to making our processes more efficient and user friendly and the new Negotiability Regulations continue this important effort." The Authority previously revised its Representation Regulations in March 1996, and