§1209 Applicability of Federal labor laws

Summary

Employee-management relations at the Postal Service must follow subchapter II of chapter 7 of title 29, unless those rules conflict with other parts of this title. Chapter 11 of title 29 applies to labor organizations that have, or seek, recognition under section 1203, and to their leaders, representatives, and members, in the same way as if the Postal Service were an employer under section 402 of title 29. Besides the power in section 438 of title 29, the Secretary of Labor can, with the Postal Service’s written agreement, create simpler reporting forms for those organizations and can revoke the simplification after an investigation and after giving notice and a chance for a hearing if revoking would serve the purposes of this chapter and chapter 11. Every Postal Service employee has the right to freely join, form, help, or not join a labor organization without fear of punishment, and that right is protected.