Welcome to Web-based comprehensive training on arbitration matters before the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the Authority. As we’ll explore in greater detail in this training, a primary responsibility of the Authority under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, or the Statute, is to resolve exceptions to arbitration awards that arise out of grievances filed by a Federal employee, union or agency. This program is designed to help you understand the role of the arbitrator, the parties and the Authority in the arbitration process.
Welcome to the web-based training on bargaining over matters that full under section 7106(b)(1) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute or the Statute. As we will explore in greater detail in this training, section 7106(b)(1) of the Statute identifies subjects about which management is free to negotiate, but is not required to negotiate.
This course offers a broad overview of federal-sector labor law. Topics include: the duty to bargain in good faith, including the de minimis and "covered by" doctrines, and substantive versus impact and implementation bargaining; meetings, including formal discussions, bypasses, and investigatory examinations (or Weingarten meetings); interference with statutory rights and discrimination based on protected activity; bars to filing ULP charges, such as timeliness and prior grievances; and Information requests.
The course is estimated to take approximately 45 minutes to complete. At the end of the final module you will be able to print a certificate showing your successful completion of the Federal Labor Relations Authority - Basic Statutory course.
Course Point of Contact: Akeem Samuels, asamuels@peacecorps.gov