OPM gives agencies 30 days to submit bargaining agreements

Federal Times: The Office of Personnel Management is requiring all federal agencies to submit their current collective bargaining agreements and associated expiration dates before the end of the calendar year, according to guidance issued by the agency Nov. 20.

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 gives federal employees the statutory right to form unions and collectively bargain for agreements with their respective agencies. What is included in those agreements is up to the bargaining within each individual agency.

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