🧑💼EEOC Announces Performance Review Board Member Appointments
This notice announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the Performance Review Board (PRB). The PRB reviews and makes recommendations concerning proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions for incumbents of Senior Level and Senior Executive Service positions at the EEOC.
Learn More🏥Notification Requirements for Strikes at Health Care Institutions
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution.
Learn More🚂Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad & BNSF Lease Exemption Notice
The Surface Transportation Board has received a notice from Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad, Inc. seeking an exemption to extend its lease with BNSF Railway Company. The notice includes details on revenue certifications and compliance with labor notification requirements, and a request for waiver on advance notice obligations.
Learn More🛡️Overview of Executive Order 14343 on Labor-Management Relations
Executive Order 14343 establishes exclusions for specific federal agencies involved in intelligence and national security from federal labor-management relations programs. It amends previous regulatory frameworks to accommodate national security needs by specifying agency roles and extending certain deadlines. The order ensures operational integrity while maintaining a focus on national security imperatives.
Learn More⚖️FMCS Requests Comments on Arbitration Panel Information Collection
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations which provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other circumstances. The Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, is used by the parties, labor and management individually or jointly, to request that FMCS furnish a list of arbitrators.
Learn More⚒️Sunshine Act Meeting on Mining Safety Regulations - Key Implications
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's Sunshine Act meeting will address regulatory compliance issues involving GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance, Inc., focusing on the Secretary of Labor's actions concerning safety regulations. The open session is accessible to all, emphasizing the need for compliance with mine safety standards.
Learn More⚖️FMCS Announces Requirement for Strike Notifications in Healthcare
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution.
Learn More📄DOE Notice on Information Collection Extension for Contractors
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Learn More🔒Changes to FLRA OIG Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) proposes to amend a current FLRA OIG system of records titled, "Office of Inspector General Investigative Files," by adding two categories of individuals covered by the system, modifying four existing routine uses, rescinding one existing routine use, adding eight new routine uses, adding clarity and specificity to descriptions of the system, and making technical changes and corrections.
Learn More📄FMCS Seeks Comments on Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations which provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other circumstances. Applicants for listing on the roster submit an Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, which is used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.
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