General Counsel Proposes Revisions to Unfair Labor Practice Regulations to Implement Pre-Complaint Alternative Dispute Resolution

The General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Julia Akins Clark, announced today in a press release a Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking (75 Fed. Reg. 5003 (Feb. 1, 2010)) revising the unfair labor practice (ULP) regulations to become effective April 1, 2010. “These revisions clarify the Office of the General Counsel’s (OGC) role in facilitating the resolution of disputes and in providing training and educating the FLRA’s customers about their rights and responsibilities under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute),” stated General Counsel Julia Akins Clark.