Introduction to the FLRA

The FLRA is an independent administrative federal agency that administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-postal federal employees worldwide.

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Register for Training

The FLRA’s one-stop shop for all things training with upcoming in-person events near you, YouTube videos, agency training contacts and more.

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eFiling

The FLRA's New and Improved eFiling System provides the federal-sector labor-management community with a convenient, user-friendly way to electronically submit case filings.

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Introduction to the FLRA

eFiling

Getting Started

FILE A CASE

File a case with the FLRA, including unfair labor practice charges, arbitration appeals, and requests for impasse assistance.

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REGIONAL OFFICES

Our Regional Offices investigate unfair labor practice charges, conduct union elections, provide training, and more.

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Learn more about federal labor-management relations, including unfair labor practices, representation matters, impasses, and negotiability.

CASE TYPES

The participation of employees in the formulation and implementation of employee policy and procedures affecting them contributes to the effective conduct of public business.

— President John F. Kennedy (Memorandum to the Heads of Agencies on Employee-Management Relations in the Federal Service, June 22, 1961)

Resources

You can find all of our resources in one convenient spot, including guides, FAQs, forms, and more.

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday Training - Representation Cases - Statutory Exclusions from Bargaining Units

Virtual from 1:00 pm until 3:15 pm EASTERN TIME.

May 21, 2024

01:00 PM to 03:15 PM

Status: Open

Tuesday Training Introduction to the FLRA and the Unfair Labor Practice Charge Process. Official Time.

Virtual from 1:00 pm until 3:15 pm EASTERN TIME.

June 04, 2024

01:00 PM to 03:15 PM

Status: Open

Tuesday Training 7116(a)(1) and (b)(1) Interference. 7116(a)(2) and (4) Discrimination and Retaliation. The Flagrant Misconduct Standard. The Union's Duty of Fair Representation.

Virtual from 1:00 pm until 3:30 pm EASTERN TIME.

June 18, 2024

01:00 PM to 03:30 PM

Status: Open

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Authority Decisions

American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2338 (Union) and United States Department of Veterans Affairs, John J. Pershing VA Medical Center (Agency)

Citation Number: 73 FLRA 845

Issuance Number:

167

Issuance Date:

2024-04-24

Digest (94 KB)

Case Number:

0-AR-5895

Arbitrator:

Gely

United States Department of Veterans Affairs, John J. Pershing Veterans' Administrative Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri (Agency) and American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2338 (Union)

Citation Number: 73 FLRA 842

Issuance Number:

166

Issuance Date:

2024-04-12

Digest (101 KB)

Case Number:

0-AR-5945

Arbitrator:

Epstein

American Federation of Government Employees, Local 480, Council of Prison Locals #33 (Union) and United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, Welch, West Virginia (Agency)

Citation Number: 73 FLRA 839

Issuance Number:

165

Issuance Date:

2024-03-29

Digest (104 KB)

Case Number:

0-AR-5942

Arbitrator:

Shoub

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