Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services
Dec 14, 2009
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 9, 2009
Published on: Dec 14, 2009
Dec 14, 2009
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 9, 2009
Published on: Dec 14, 2009
Summary
Establishes a new way for government workers and managers to talk and solve problems together to make government services better.
What problem does this solve?
Sometimes, government managers made decisions without talking to employees first, which could cause problems. This order creates groups where managers and workers must talk and find solutions together before decisions are made.
What does this order do?
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The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations.
Establishes the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations
Creates a new council to advise the President on labor-management relations and support partnership efforts across the government.
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Implementation of Labor-Management Forums Throughout the Executive Branch.
Requires agencies to create labor-management forums
Directs every executive department and agency to set up forums for managers and employee unions to identify problems and find solutions together.
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Implementation of Labor-Management Forums Throughout the Executive Branch.
Mandates early involvement for employees and unions
Requires agencies to let employees and their unions have a say in workplace matters before final decisions are made, whenever possible.
Creates pilot programs for expanded bargaining
Sets up test programs to see how bargaining over more topics, like the number of employees or work methods, affects government performance and satisfaction.
Defines council membership
Specifies that the council will include heads of OPM and OMB, leaders of major federal employee unions, and representatives from various agencies.
Who does this affect?
- Federal government employees
- Federal government managers
- Federal employee unions
What is the real world impact?
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Improves government services
Creates a way for front-line employees and their managers to share ideas and solve problems together. This collaboration aims to make government more productive, effective, and better at serving the public.
When does this start?
This order sets several deadlines for agencies and a new council to act within specific timeframes, starting from December 9, 2009.
Agency implementation plan submission
Within 90 days of the order, each agency must submit a written plan for creating its labor-management forums to the Council.
Deadline for certified plans
All covered agencies must have a certified implementation plan in place no later than 150 days after the date of the order.
Pilot program recommendations
The Council must present its recommendations for the pilot bargaining programs to the President within 150 days of the order.
Council termination date
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations will end 2 years after the date of this order unless the President extends it.