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| Formed | 1978 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | 1400K Street, NW,Washington, D.C. |
| Annual budget | $31.8 mUSD (2022)[1] |
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| Website | www |
TheFederal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is anindependent agency of the United States government that governslabor relations between thefederal government and itsemployees.
Created by theCivil Service Reform Act of 1978, it is aquasi-judicial body with three full-time members who are appointed for five-year terms by thePresident with theadvice and consent of theSenate. One member is appointed by the President to serve as chairman,chief executive officer, andchief administrative officer of the FLRA. The chairman is alsoex officio chairman of the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board. The three members cannot be from the same political party.[2]
The Authority adjudicates disputes arising under theCivil Service Reform Act, deciding cases concerning the negotiability ofcollective bargaining agreement proposals, appeals concerning unfair labor practices and representation petitions, and exceptions togrievance arbitration awards. Consistent with its statutory charge to provide leadership in establishing policies and guidance to participants in the Federal labor-management relations program, the Authority also assists Federal agencies andunions in understanding their rights and responsibilities under the Statute through statutory training of parties.[3]
In 1981, itdecertified—that is, stripped it from its status as a representative union—the air traffic controllers'PATCO union, after the1981 air traffic controllers strike.[4]
The agency is separate from theNational Labor Relations Board, which governs private-sector labor relations.
The board is composed of 3 members, nominated by thePresident of the United States, with theadvice and consent of the Senate, for a term of 5 years. The President can designate the chairman with no separate Senate confirmation required.
| Name | Party | Sworn in | Term expires |
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| Colleen Kiko(Chair) | Republican | December 11, 2017 | July 29, 2027 |
| Anne M. Wagner | Democratic | July 30, 2024 | July 1, 2029 |
| Vacant | — | — | July 1, 2030 |
The board is supported by a general counsel, who is also nominated by thePresident of the United States, with theadvice and consent of the Senate, for a term of five years. There has been no senate-confirmed General Counsel since Julia Akins Clark left the post in January 2017, and no Acting General Counsel between November 2017 and March 24, 2021, when PresidentJoe Biden named Charlotte A. Dye to be Acting General Counsel.[5] In August 2021, President Biden nominated eight-year assistant general counsel Kurt Rumsfeld to the position.[6] However, the nomination was pulled, and in June 2023, President Biden nominated union attorney Suzanne Summerlin for the position.[7] Her nomination expired at thesine die adjournment of the118th United States Congress.
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