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Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve dispute resolution provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Provides that, with respect to disputes arising after July 10, 2005, between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its employees in attempting to reach an agreement concerning the implementation of proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system: (1) the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) shall be used; (2) the Administrator and employees may by mutual agreement adopt procedures for the resolution of disputes or impasses arising in the negotiation of a collective-bargaining agreement; and (3) if the services of the FMCS have led to an impasse between the FAA and its employees in reaching an agreement with respect to implementing the proposed changes, the FAA Administrator and employees shall submit their controversy to the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to facilitate the resolution of disputes between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and employees of the Administration in the course of collective negotiations. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Act of 2007 - Requires, after May 31, 2007, that where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service have led to an impasse between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its employees in reaching an agreement with respect to the implementing of proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system: (1) the Service issue a written certification of such impasse; and (2) the negotiating parties request the Federal Service Impasses Panel to consider and resolve the matter not later than 60 days after issuance of the certification. (Currently, the FAA Administrator's proposed change shall not take effect until 60 days have elapsed after the Administrator transmits [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - S.AMDT.4751 Cloture motion on amendment SA 4751 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. Bill TextTo provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. 7/17/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 13, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. 10/1/2007--Introduced. Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the Authority to issue in accordance with the public safety employee rights and responsibilities regulations establishing collective [...] show full description
Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextA bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2638) Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4/7/2008--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the (VA) with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a (VA) employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextRecognizing the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Federation of Federal Employees and congratulating the members and officers of the National Federation of Federal Employees for the union's many achievements. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Acknowledges NFFE's work to improve the lives of federal employees and their families. Expresses support for NFFE's progress and expansion as it continues to promote strong labor-management relations for federal employees.
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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2638) Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4/7/2008--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo provide for the protection and the integrity of the United States mail. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Mail Network Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to bargain with unions representing career Postal Service employees before entering into a contract for mail processing, mail handling, or surface transportation of mail if the contract, in a 12 month period, would involve work that would otherwise be performed by those employees and either: (1) involve more than a specified amount of work time; or (2) cost over $5 million.
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Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the (VA) with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a (VA) employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextA bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch. Includes among the Council's activities: (1) supporting the creation of local labor-management partnership councils that promote partnership efforts; (2) collecting and disseminating information about and providing guidance on such efforts; (3) using the expertise of individuals, inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch; and (4) proposing statutory changes to improve the civil service to better serve the public and carry out the mission of the various agencies.Requires the President to designate a Council Chairperson.Requires the President to direct the head of each agency which is subject to labor-management [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextRecognizing the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Federation of Federal Employees and congratulating the members and officers of the National Federation of Federal Employees for the union's many achievements. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Acknowledges NFFE's work to improve the lives of federal employees and their families. Expresses support for NFFE's progress and expansion as it continues to promote strong labor-management relations for federal employees.
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Latest Action: 10/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. 10/1/2007--Introduced. Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the Authority to issue in accordance with the public safety employee rights and responsibilities regulations establishing collective [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air traffic, Air traffic control, Collective bargaining, Department of Transportation, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government employees, Law, Mediation, Personnel management, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve dispute resolution provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Provides that, with respect to disputes arising after July 10, 2005, between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its employees in attempting to reach an agreement concerning the implementation of proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system: (1) the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) shall be used; (2) the Administrator and employees may by mutual agreement adopt procedures for the resolution of disputes or impasses arising in the negotiation of a collective-bargaining agreement; and (3) if the services of the FMCS have led to an impasse between the FAA and its employees in reaching an agreement with respect to implementing the proposed changes, the FAA Administrator and employees shall submit their controversy to the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to facilitate the resolution of disputes between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and employees of the Administration in the course of collective negotiations. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Act of 2007 - Requires, after May 31, 2007, that where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service have led to an impasse between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its employees in reaching an agreement with respect to the implementing of proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system: (1) the Service issue a written certification of such impasse; and (2) the negotiating parties request the Federal Service Impasses Panel to consider and resolve the matter not later than 60 days after issuance of the certification. (Currently, the FAA Administrator's proposed change shall not take effect until 60 days have elapsed after the Administrator transmits [...] show full description
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