§7113 National Consultation Rights

Summary

When no union has agency-wide exclusive status, a union that is the exclusive representative of a substantial number of that agency’s employees must be given national consultation rights under the rules the Authority sets. Those rights end if the union no longer meets the Authority’s criteria. Any questions about eligibility or continued rights are decided by the Authority. The union must be told about any major proposed changes to working conditions and given a reasonable time to give its views. The agency must consider those views before it acts and must tell the union in writing why it made its final decision. This does not limit the right to collective bargaining.