THE "WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND HOW" OF THE TYPES OF WORKPLACE ISSUES RESOLVED BY THE FLRA
The FLRA is charged with providing leadership and guidance related to federal sector labor-management relations, and ensuring compliance with the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. §7101 - 7135 (the Statute). The Statute protects the rights of federal employees to form, join or assist a union or to refrain from such activity freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal. The rights protected include engaging in collective bargaining over conditions of employment through representatives of the employees' own choosing.
The "who, what and how" of the different types of workplace issues addressed by the FLRA are summarized below. Informal methods to resolve the disputes are used at every step in the process.
