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Business Services
Human Resources Division (HRD) - Labor Management Relations Branch |
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Labor Relations provides the full range of labor relations services for APHIS
and AMS. The Branch evaluates management and human
resources policies in order to determine their labor relations impact
and/or implementing requirement; determines the need for and
develops APHIS and AMS policies, practices, and procedures
related to the conduct of labor-management relations; develops
and maintains relationships with APHIS and AMS unions,
partnerships, and associations. Within APHIS, serves as
management’s primary representative in contract negotiations and
in the development of negotiation strategies; adjudicates grievances filed under negotiated procedures, and charges of
unfair labor practices; coordinates arbitration and Impasses Panel
case handling. Represents APHIS and AMS in third-party labor management
related matters; provides labor relations training for
managers, supervisors, and union officials; provides general labor
relations research services to managers and supervisors; provides
mediation and consultative services to resolve disputes; and,
maintains liaison with recognized bargaining units and officials of
the agencies serviced, the Department, Office of Personnel
Management, professional societies, and officials in other
Government agencies.
AMS/GIPSA Employee Relations provides advice and guidance to AMS, GIPSA,
and APHIS-IS managers on approaches to addressing employee
misconduct and/or poor performance, and their prevention;
consults with managers, gathers facts and/or reviews misconduct
reports of investigation, recommends options, and prepares
appropriate correspondence and documentation for disciplinary or
performance-based actions; utilizes creative approaches and
alternatives to traditional disciplinary action; advises on and helps
to adjudicate administrative grievances; represents AMS, GIPSA,
and APHIS-IS in appeals before the Merit Systems Protection
Board; and manages the mission area’s ethics program and
develops policy and guidance on the full range of ethics issues,
including financial disclosure and conflicts-of-interest.
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Last Modified: June 11, 2013