Posted on 12/05/2017 1:33:42 PM PST by x1stcav
The Federal Labor Relations Act of 1978 (FLRA) is a federal law which establishes collective bargaining rights for most employees of the federal government in the United States.The FLRA was adopted after President Jimmy Carter pushed for legislation to regularize federal labor relations.
In passing the act, Congress declared that it wished to encourage collective bargaining between federal employees and their employers. Congress declared that collective bargaining is "in the public interest" because, among other things, it "contributes to the effective conduct of public business" and "facilitates and encourages the amicable settlements of disputes between employees and their employers involving conditions of employment."
With only a some major exceptions, it is patterned on the National Labor Relations Act.
Glad someone besides me remembers that. The Marxists of the New Left were mostly Red Diaper babies, the progeny of active Communists in the U.S. To really understand what's happened since then it's very helpful to read David Horowitz's books.
Many here don't trust him because he was a former Radical and Red Diaper Marxist himself but IMO he's done more to explain and expose that movement than any other writer I'm aware of. He rejected his past views and has shown a lot of courage exposing campus indoctrination and radicalization of university faculties.
Employees can “bargain” but just not over pay or strike when not satisfied. Think Air Controllers and Reagan.
Congress sets the pay scale for federal employees.
Congress has to approve the salary, but you can bet your sweet bippie that the union has negotiated with them.
Unions are powerless to set wage rates without the power of extortion- the strike.
An agreed upon rate between a union and an employer is not submitted to Congress.
If only other unions were as powerless as the federal ones.
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