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Council Discusses Agenda Topics and Hears from the Executive Director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions
As the Council considered focusing on substantive topics relating to the Federal workforce, the Executive Director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions presented on developing successful labor-management forums to improve organizational performance. Read More

  • What's New

    Council Requests Information from Labor-Management Forums

    The Council recently developed a reporting tool for agencies and unions to provide important information relating to labor-management forums established pursuant to Executive Order 13522. Submissions are requested no later than May 31, 2013. For further information on submitting a report, please see this message from the Council.

  • Public Service Recognition Week: May 5-11, 2013

    The Council is proud of the men and women who serve our country as government employees and encourages agencies and organizations to participate in the events of Public Service Recognition Week (May 5-11, 2013). Please see this memorandum for further information and consider submitting a "Why I Serve" video.

  • FMCS Labor-Management Forum Training Now Available

    FMCS training on developing labor-management forums in accordance with E.O. 13522 is now available on OPM’s HR University

  • NASA’s Best Practices in PDI

    At the Council meeting on July 18, 2012, NASA presented a case study on its use of pre-decisional involvement through its labor-management forums. NASA developed a best practices guide based upon its experiences.

  • Reports

    (b)(1) Pilot Report Sent to President

    The Council approved and sent to the President the report on (b)(1) pilot projects across the federal government. E.O. 13522 requires the Council to report to the President recommendations on (b)(1) bargaining after implementing these pilots.

  • GEAR - Goals Engagement Accountability Results Report

    At the Council meeting on November 16, 2011, the Council received the Employee Performance Management Workgroup’s full set of recommendations for improving government-wide performance management.

  • Training

    Council Training on Metrics featuring VA-AFGE

    The Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees jointly developed training on establishing metrics for labor-management forums. The training is now available for all federal employees.

  • Meetings

    Pre-decisional Involvement Guidance from the Council

    At the Council meeting on January 19, 2011, Co-Chairs Berry and Zients released a memorandum encouraging labor and management officials to follow Executive Order 13552’s requirement that they engage in pre-decisional involvement to the fullest extent practicable.

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    March 29, 2013

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