11. All Inclusive Complaints Review
(What dispute process will management, unions and employees use?)
Guiding principle: Sreamline and expedite processing of complaints providing for quicker resolution of labor disputes. |
Employee Individual Complaints
Under NSPS, employee complaints (currently filed under negotiated grievance procedures, administrative grievance procedures, and the statutory MSPB appeals process) are consolidated into a new NSPS appeals system.
Local Union and Management Complaints (in lieu of union and management grievances filed under negotiated grievance procedures or unfair labor practices charges).
- An alleged violation of NSPS labor relations regulations is appealable to DLRB, with a copy furnished to charged party.
- These complaints must be filed within 15 calendar days fo the event or the date the charging party became aware of the event.
|
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Guiding principle: Establish a collaborative, issue-based approach to bargaining while minimizing disruption to existing policies and collective bargaining agreements when transitioning to the NSPS labor relations system.
Guiding principle: Provide the parties a single, streamlined labor relations system that is effective and efficient.
Guiding principle: Ensure that the Department's national security mission is accomplished without disruption due to labor disputes. |
Term Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Provisions in current term collective bargaining agreemts at the time NSPS is implemented will remain in effect until they expire or their current rollover expires except:
- When there is a conflict with existing or subsequently issued NSPS, DoD, or Component regulations; or
- When there is a conflict with other laws or government-wide regulations.
- No term collective bargaining agreement can be renewed, rolled-over or negotiated at the time NSPS is implemented.
- Provisions in expired term collective bargaining agreements may continue until they are replaced by policy or regulations issued at any level subject to the consultation process.
Status of 5 USC Chapter 71
The new NSPS labor relations system will not employ any provisions of 5 USC Chapter 71.
Prohibition in Striking
It will be a violation os NSPS regulations for employees or labor unions to call or participate in a strike, work stoppage, or slowdown, or picketing of an agency in a labor-management dispute if such picketing interferes with an agency's operations. It will be a violation of NSPS regulations for a labor union to condone any activity described above by failing to take action to prevent or stop such activity.
|