Durkin suggested that the Agency install an additional nursing room on the third floor, and asked whether workstations could be moved next to a window. The Respondent alleges that after meeting with the Union negotiating team on April22 and then bargaining with them on April 23 and 24, the parties had reached impasse, as neither party had budged an inch on its proposals on the size and configuration of space. Resp. Collective bargaining is the process of negotiating terms of employment between an employer and a group of workers. . It also provides that there may be additional dates for face-to-face bargaining, but this requires the mutual agreement of the parties. Tr. 4 at 9. As for further bargaining, the Union stated that it was. 324. The Federal Labor Relations Authority has found that the National Labor Relations Board violated the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute), and has ordered us to post and abide by this notice: WE WILL NOT terminate bargaining over the relocation of our headquarters offices in Washington, D.C., prior to reaching an agreement or prior to reaching an impasse with the National Labor Relations Board Union (the Union). The General Counsel contends that the ground rules agreement does not excuse the Respondents actions. . . The next day, Woodcock informed Jones that the Union would be willing to meet with him to discuss furniture, but that the meeting would not constitute bargaining or a satisfaction of the Agencys bargaining obligation, in light of ongoing efforts to settle the underlying ULP charge previously filed by the Union. 4 at 9. We said we gave them notice of the change and conditions of employment. The Board. Prior to this swing move occurring, the Agency and the Union engaged in formal negotiations and executed a Memorandum of Agreement on the subject on December11. As for who should sign the notice, the Authority typically directs the posting of a notice to be signed by the highest official of the activity responsible for the violation. Tr. 25 at 5, 7. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government. at 327. 6. . 85-88; GC Ex. Discussion. When parties are engaged in bargaining over a proposed change in conditions of employment, an agency is generally required to maintain the status quo pending the completion of the entire bargaining process, including the opportunity to pursue impasse resolution procedures. 106. . Find historical decisions ofthe Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Labor Relations Council, as well as Foreign Service Labor Relations Board decisions. Tr. 108. However, other actions by the Agency on and before April 25 contributed to the failure and ultimate breakdown of negotiations. 1(a). Jt. Issued, Washington, D.C., February 11, 2016, Date: _________________ By: _______________________________________________, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board (Signature), Date: _________________ By: ______________________________________________, General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board (Signature), Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Office (CADRO), Archival Decisions, Legislative History, & Foreign Service Decisions, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD UNION. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. Despite significant differences between the parties' proposed telework arrangements, both parties identified maximizing telework opportunities for bargaining unit employees as a primary interest. 264). GC Ex. . Other labor laws of note are the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the Federal Labor Relations Act (FLRA), as well as state labor laws that govern bargaining rights of state employees. The Respondent notes next that the Union withdrew its five initial counterproposals on April 29. 275; On April 28, Lennie offered further discussions about the BUs concerns that week, and the Union accepted. After lunch, the Union team met with Graham to ask her questions about the design plans. The court has distinguished three types of challenges on appeal. On February25, Jones provided Durkin some additional information about Half Street, but still did not provide any drawings. This is especially true for proposals calling for future bargaining over specific issues, such as furniture (Proposal 36), boxes for moving personal items (Proposal37), and commuting grace periods (Proposal 37). To make matters worse, the Union was told that it only had a few days to make any further comments on the floor plans, and that all issues relating to the move had to be negotiated in that time even issues that were not tied to the Agencys final comments on the floor plans. 30-31, 215-16); Lisabeth Luther, a compliance officer based in the Indianapolis Regional Office (Tr. Durkin (along with Nixon and later Luther) responded, [N]o, the Agency has to continue bargaining. Isogai indicated that there had been a number of iterations of the drawings (Tr. The Union offered to submit a counterproposal on the remaining issues by April 30, and it requested that bargaining continue, using all technological means at the parties disposal, including telephone and videoconferences, in addition to face-to-face meetings. As we said several times throughout the course of the day, we were willing to work late last evening in an attempt to reach an agreement, or narrow the issues, but the Union team was unwilling to continue beyond 6:30. In sum, the parties could have engaged in productive discussions over the Unions proposals after April 24. 469. at 30. Tr. Tr. The Union is a labor organization within the meaning of 7103(a)(4) of the Statute and is the exclusive representative of two bargaining units of the Respondents employees. A labor union is an organization that represents the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers. . 51 at 7. However, in an attempt to reach an agreement or at least narrow the issues, the Agency offered to continue bargaining into the night. Later that day, Sloper reminded Jones of the provision in the ground rules agreement for mediation and asked whether the Agency believed that mediation has been completed according to the terms of the ground rules agreement., morning: Bargaining has concluded, and there has been no mediation. Durkin testified at the hearing that she had already requested much of this information, but had not received it, in earlier requests. And at that time, at 6:30, the Agency had already rejected its own proposals. On April 10, the three of them discussed these issues over the phone. 13 at 1. . [I]t was not necessary to explicitly lay out those types of bargaining, because they dont involve the same logistics that face-to-face bargaining does. Tr. The list of these laws is long and growing. 1947 Taft-Hartley Substantive Provisions., National Labor Relations Board. 409; On April 7, an architect from WDG emailed Crayton and Graham the latest drawings, for their review and comment. . In the practice of law, however, there is a distinction between the two, and it is important that anyone seeking the assistance of a lawyer know what that distinction is. GC Ex. . High-profile cases in which the NLRB has been involved include when it helped to end a baseball strike that culminated in the 1994 playoffs and World Series being canceled. Jones replied that same day, conceding that the process has fallen slightly behind schedule.. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that the ground rules agreement did not justify the Respondents decision to end bargaining prior to reaching agreement or impasse. Br, (2) the Unions proposals were focused almost entirely on the maintenance of the size of current office space and configuration[,] the Agency rejected the Unions space proposals, the Union did not retreat from its position on maintaining current size and configuration of office space in its partial counter, and the Agency rejected the Unions counterproposals (. Tr. Luther also provided Jones with proposed ground rules for the negotiations. Clearly, the Respondents national office was involved in this ULP, which involved negotiations over the relocation of its national headquarters. 122. When asked why the Agency rejected the five counterproposals offered by the Union late on April 24, Jones stated, [W]e were too early on. The FLRA is an independent administrative federal agency that administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-postal federal employees worldwide. and we explicitly request continued bargaining. There are five people in total on the NLRBs board. The parties will conduct two bargaining sessions at the Agencys current headquarters on the following dates: April 23, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 24, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7. This is an unfair labor practice (ULP) proceeding under the Federal Service. 413. Issue. Its mission, in short, is to allow private-sector employees working for companies that do business across state lines to join forces and engage in activities such as protests or strikes with or without a union. Because the ground rules agreement cannot reasonably be interpreted as limiting the parties bargaining period to two days, I conclude that the Union did not waive its right to bargain until either an agreement was reached or the parties had come to an impasse. was very similar to Agency counterproposal 10, except that the Unions counterproposal specifies that the office would be consistent with the current design reflecting 108SF. Further, Union counterproposal 4 (coat hooks) is similar to Agency counterproposal 16, except that the Union added that it reserves the right to bargain and make proposals for other Unit employees who may have offices or cubicles in the new building. GC Exs. 3 at 2. The committee was led by Troy Crayton, the Agencys Facilities Chief, and it included representatives from each division of the Agency, as well as representatives from the Professional Association and the Union. The Agency denied the request, insisting that the ground rules limited bargaining to two days. 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All events occurring after April 25 are tainted by the Agencys termination of bargaining on that date, and all events after May 16 are similarly tainted by the Agencys refusal to join in mediation. . The duty to negotiate in good faith includes the obligation to approach the negotiations with a sincere resolve to reach a collective bargaining agreement and to meet at reasonable times and convenient places. In determining whether the Respondent violated 7116(a)(1) and (5), the first inquiry is whether it had an obligation to bargain at all in these circumstances. 2; Tr. The FLRA is the federal public sector counterpart to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which governs labor relations between private sector employees and employers. On April 3, Jones told the Union, with regard to a walk-through of Franklin Court, that people will be working and cannot be disturbed, so you should not plan on measuring/inspecting individual employee workspace or conversing with employees during duty time. GC Ex. . If the Union did not waive its right to bargain beyond April 24, the Agency was required to bargain until it reached agreement or impasse. This decision was vacated and remanded in NLRB Union, Local 6 v. With regard to the dates for bargaining, Durkin testified that the ground rules agreement went into detail concerning face-to-face bargaining, but not concerning other types of bargaining such as by email or teleconference. I guess we will have to agree to disagree about any further bargaining. The ground rules agreement states, The parties will conduct two bargaining sessions on April 23-24, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GC Ex. GCExs. Know Your Legal Rights Before Your Start, Positive Communication: How to Elevate Customer Experience, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), The Myth of the Two Weeks Notice Requirement. I believe that by deleting the word initial from the Unions draft language of paragraph 2, Jones intended to phrase the ground rules to suggest a fixed period for bargaining, but there is no evidence that this point was actually discussed by the parties during the negotiation of the ground rules. The primary responsibilities of the FLRA are to: Resolve complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPs). The general counsel is responsible for supervising the NLRBs field offices and processing of cases as well as investigating and prosecuting unfair labor practices. Subsequently, the GC, the Charging Party, and the Respondent filed post-hearing briefs, which I have fully considered. . Ex. 367, 465. On May 10, Graham submitted the Agencys revised floor plan drawings to GSA, with its comments regarding suggested changes. The Union team attempted to see what the differences were between the Unions proposals and the Agencys counterproposals. . Durkin also asked if the Agency could put offices or workstations in space slated for socializing; the Agency did not have a response to that request. Over the weekend of December 13 and 14, the Agency needed to vacate a portion of its office space at Franklin Court to enable the new tenants to move in; this required employees in the vacated space to move into the remaining Agency space at Franklin Court. . (b) Post at all offices of the Agency where bargaining unit employees are located, copies of the attached Notice on forms to be furnished by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. On April 17, the Union and the Agency exchanged communications (both verbally and in writing) that ultimately resulted in their reaching a ground rules agreement. What Is a Right-to-Work Law, and How Does It Work? . The teams made it through about thirty of the Unions proposals before breaking for lunch. . The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency created in 1935 and vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to organize, engage with one another to seek better working conditions, choose whether or not to have a collective bargaining representative negotiate on their behalf with their employer, or refrain 148-49, 168. , 41 FLRA at 340 n.*. 14 at 3. Tr. When an agency has an obligation to bargain, it must continue bargaining until (1)the parties have reached agreement on all negotiable proposals; (2) an impasse has been reached following good faith bargaining, with no timely invocation of the statutory impasse procedures; or (3) the union has waived its bargaining rights. 22. Theres a lot of technology out there that you can use for that sort of thing. Tr. 41, 194); and Katrina Woodcock, a senior field attorney in the Washington Resident Office (Tr. Tr. . After lunch, Jones stated that the Agency was willing to bargain late into the day on April 24, but they would not bargain after that day. 18, 19. GC Ex. Thus the April 23 and 24 bargaining sessions scheduled in paragraph 2 were clearly not the only negotiations that the parties anticipated. 121. This is just one of a series of examples of the kind of power that the NLRB possesses. He said that when the management team caucused after lunch on the 24th, we were only able to begin discussion of the Unions 40+ proposals . The next day, Luther informed Jones, In light of your rejection of our . Thus the November teleconference cannot truly be considered pre-implementation. As with many of the decisions made between the Respondent and the architects in February and March, the Respondent had already narrowed the Unions ability to negotiate to a significant extent. Based on the above precedent, I find that the planned relocation to a new building involved a change in conditions of employment. Bargaining on Thursday, April 24, began with Jones and other members of the Agency team giving their initial reactions to most of the Unions forty-one proposals. By specifying the dates on which negotiations would occur, and by eliminating language proposed by the Union that referred to the sessions as initial bargaining, this language suggests that these were the only two days on which bargaining was required, and that further bargaining would be scheduled only by mutual consent. . The Agencys chief negotiator asserted frequently during the bargaining sessions, and again at the hearing, that because the ground rules agreement specified that bargaining would occur on April 23 and 24, the Agency was entitled to stop bargaining after April 24, without regard to whether the parties had bargained to agreement or impasse, and without regard to whether further changes in conditions of employment occurred after April 25. . A petitioners claim that a regulation suffers a substantive deficiency other than lack of statutory authority can be heard on appeal after an agency denies the petition, but the review is limited to the narrow issues defined by the denial of the petition. Also, according to Durkin, Lennie told attendees that they had been working with the architects for months to try to fit everything in, and that they had received design drawings a month prior and . Former President Barack Obama once claimed that this move saved baseball.. SUBMITTED BY:Denise Duncan, RN, President and Delegate Elizabeth Hawkins, RN, Secretary and Delegate UNAC/UHCP California. View the legislative history of the Federal Service Labor-ManagementRelations Statute, the Civil Service Reform Act, andthe Foreign Service Act. During these negotiations, the Agency spokesman stated that the Agency did not have information on, and had not made decisions about, several issues raised in the Unions proposals, including matters relating to the office furniture to be used at the new headquarters. National Labor Relations Board. . Organized Labor - Defining Unions and Collective Bargaining, Impact of the NLRB on Professional Sports, Sotomayors Baseball Ruling Lingers, 14 Years Later, Labor Board Calls for Revote at Amazon Warehouse in Alabama in Major Victory for Union. At a Space Advisory Committee meeting on October 15, Crayton and WDG briefed the members about the construction schedule and options for furniture and window frosting at Half Street. Now that the relocation has been completed, and all employees are working at the Half Street building, it is not at all clear how many of the decisions unilaterally imposed by the Agency can be undone through retroactivity. Dec. 4, 1987), NLRB Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 834 F.2d 191, 1987 U.S. App. On Friday afternoon, November 21, Jones informed the Union that that the Agency was finalizing its furniture order for Half Street. 134. Jones testified that his team tried to find areas where we could compromise[,] but he acknowledged that they did not provide specific counterproposals for each Union proposal. For example, where attorneys that practice mainly employment law can spend a significant portion of their time dealing with the court system, labor law attorneys may only sparingly deal with the court system because most of their time is spent with government agencies. Additionally, the bargaining with the Union over furniture lasted for only one day, November 24, and it ended without an agreement or evidence of an impasse. When Jones forwarded these drawings to the Union the same day, it was the first time the Union had seen any drawings or floor plans for the new building. Jones added that the DID process should have started approximately three weeks ago. GC Ex. As Luther described in her testimony, the five issues addressed in the Unions Initial response to Agencys counterproposal of 4/24/14 (GC Ex. Fine, were obligated to bargain. President John F. Kennedy (Memorandum to the Heads of Agencies on Employee-Management Relations in the Federal Service, June 22, 1961). 470. It is their duty, when called upon, to hear labor disputes and resolve them through quasi-judicial proceedings. Event Location: This training will be conducted virtually using WebEx during CST. Resp. At the same time, negotiations were also underway with the Union, Agency and FLRA to settle the Unions ULP charge. He repeated managements view that if the parties had continued negotiating, they might have been able to reach an agreement, or narrow the issues . Tr. The Board is composed of 3 members, nominated by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of 5 years. . Concurrence. First, a party who possesses standing can challenge the regulations directly on the ground that the issuing agency acted in excess of its statutory authority in promulgating them. The NLRB refused, and an unfair labor practice proceeding ensued. It protects the rights of most private-sector employees, who can petition it for help in efforts to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions. After investigating the charge, the Regional Director of the FLRAs Chicago Region issued a Complaint and Notice of Hearing on January 12, 2015, on behalf of the FLRAs General Counsel (GC), alleging that, On May 15, 2014, the R. espondent . These activities are governed by a handful of federal and state laws, the most prominent being the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). at 7. We had only exchanged two proposals. Employers and employees seeking help with labor or employment matters would be well-served to ensure they hire an attorney that specialize in the area of law for which they need the help. On the morning of Tuesday, April 22, the Union bargaining team, and Jones, Graham, and Lennie, toured Half Street, whose interiors were still mostly empty. . Tr. The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) The FLRA's New and Improved eFiling System provides the federal-sector labor-management community with a convenient, user-friendlyway to electronically submit case filings. In response to the unions argument that excluding it from negotiations with the prospective landlord would prevent it from contributing to the important decisions affecting the relocation, the judge said: Since it is the responsibility of an agency seeking to make the change to insure that it has fulfilled its bargaining obligation before implementation . By contrast, Jones testified that it was never contemplated that we would do this any other way than face-to-face. Tr. . Synopsis of Rule of Law. 39. While the Union might have been able to figure out, from Joness repeated assertions, that the Agency would not agree to the Unions proposals calling for further bargaining (Union Proposals 35-40), it would nevertheless have been reasonable for the Agency to give specific written responses to the Unions proposals, or to offer its formula for handling these problems, so the Union could know where it stood. It did so by negotiating ground rules for bargaining over the relocation, and then by negotiating with the Union for the time allotted to negotiations in those ground rules. . 237. Where they mainly differ is in the portion of the workforce they serve. The Board is supported by a General Counsel, who is also nominated by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of five years. NLRB Deputy General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Chief Financial Officer Ron Crupi then informed the union officials about financial aspects of the move. Later in the conversation, Luther testified, Jones said the Agency wanted to share the drawings with all of the parties at the same time, but they didnt have a sufficient number of the drawings at that point. GC Ex. Ithink the idea was we would exchange . How does my legal medical marijuana drug test affect my pre-employment and Dos and Donts of Writing a Warning Letter to an Employee, Salaried-Exempt Employees and Paid Vacation Leave. In other words, the Agency left the Union (actually two unions) in the dark and delayed bargaining with them until the eleventh hour, and then claimed that its hands were tied by GSA, so that negotiations had to be concluded in an unreasonably short period of time. the Agencys counterproposals to find the things that we could agree on. Tr. Ex. 479. Finally, the GC requests a nationwide posting. 33, 42-43, 403; GC Ex. He indicated that at that point in the process, major changes, such as adding movable walls or more bathroom stalls, would be difficult, if not impossible. The primary responsibilities of the FLRA are to: Resolve complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPs). The FLRAis the federal public sector counterpart to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which governs labor relations between private sector employees and employers. 37 at 2. 418. The chart below details steps in the unfair labor practice process. Even after receiving permission to extend their caucus beyond the allotted hour, the Union negotiators realized that we were rushing and we were not going to be able to do a very thorough job of reviewing the proposals and that concerned us. OurRegional Offices investigate unfairlaborpractice charges, conduct union elections, provide training, and more. 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