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00660 - [A10516711
[Strike Prevention and Contingency Planning of Selected Federal
Agencies]. FPCD-77-41; B-185589. March 11, 1977. 5 pp. +
enclosure (6 pp.).
Report to Chairman, Civil Service Commission; by H. L. Krieger,
Director, Federal Personnel and Compensaticon Div.
Issue Area: Personnel Management and Coape'sation (100).
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Budget Function: General Government: Central Persjnnel
Management (805).
Congressional Relevance: House Committee Qn Post Office and
Civil Service; Senate Committee cn Governmental Affairs.
Authority: Executive Order 11491.
a review of selected Fedeilal agencies disclosed that
none had a formal strike prevention plan. A s-ike is defined as
any concerted action by employees to withdraw or limit their
services to interrupt operations. Findings/Conclusions: Each
agency approached strike prevention in various ways. Basic to
preventive measures was the maintenance of good
employee-management relations, primarily through maintenance of
labor-management relations programs. Other personnel practices
which contribute to strike prevention included: (1) provision of
adequate machinery for adjusting employee grievances; (2)
management training in i.bc- relations; (3) cpen communication
between management, employees: and their representatives; and
(4) use of the collective bargaining proce-s for resolving
conflicts. While there is no general requirement f3r agencies to
develop contingency plans, the following features should be
considered in strike contingency planning: designating specific
duties and responsibilities of management; delineating and
emphasizing communications channels; assessing priority work and
alternative methods for doing the work; estatlisbing security
arrangements for safety of personnel and facilities; and
establishing procedures for documenting contingency situations.
Recommendations: The Civil Service Commission should require and
periodically monitor contingency planning in those agetcies
which it determines provide essential public services and
develop a ieprovide general policy and procedural guidance to
agencies for dealing with strikes and related incidents. (RRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabzm0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)