Labor-Management Council

Minja — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:41:37 +0000

In our constant endeavor to provide the best possible representation to the RMA-KC bargaining unit members, we have sent the following email to the Associate Deputy Administrator in Kansas City:

“We are very pleased about President Obama’s initiative to establish labor-management councils and build and develop cooperative relationship between Management and the Unions in the Federal Government. RMA is a relatively small agency with the potential to provide an example of how, through effectively engaging employees, Agencies can work more efficiently and improve the service they provide to American public. We look forward to establishing a labor-management council as directed by the Executive Order of December 9, 2009.

We believe our Agency is an ideal candidate for the pilot programs outlined in Section 4 of the Executive Order, and we hope that we can prove to be the leaders in this initiative of the President through participating in it.

Please let us know what steps the Agency is taking in order to comply with the Executive Order.”

We shall keep you posted on Agency’s reply and the progress of forming the Labor-Management Council.

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President Obama’s executive order creating labor/management forums

Minja — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:50:05 +0000

You may have noticed the new look of our Local’s bulletin board on the first floor, and the executive order posted on it. In case you wondered what it means, here is some of the response that NFFE released:
“We are very pleased to see the Obama Administration take meaningful strides to engage the federal workforce,” said William R. Dougan, national president of the National Federation of Federal Employees. “Federal employees care deeply about the service they provide to the American people, but for almost a decade they have lacked an avenue to contribute ways to make the agencies they work for more efficient and effective. Going forward, federal workers will have the ability to contribute their ideas, and the American people will benefit because of it.”

What does it mean to you? It means that now, through your Union you can have a voice in all your workplace matters before the Management implements changes that affect you as a federal employee and as a taxpayer. The last time we had a chance for this kind of involvement in our workplace, after years of failed attempts the Union negotiated a 4/10 compressed schedule.

Remember, the management is not there because you chose them to lead you. You now have a chance to be the leader in your workplace. Take advantage of it by joining the Union and becoming an active member.

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Labor-Management Council

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President Obama’s executive order creating labor/management forums

Labor-Management Forums Executive Order