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FPCD-78-12 1 (1978-03-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawyr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUNENT RESUME 051439 - (B07656861 aii l Additional Safeguards Needed for Tennessee Valley Authority Trades and Labor Employeos To Protect Their Interests in Collective Bargaining. FPCD-78-12; B-114850. March 15, 1978. 2eleased March 20. 1978. 6 pp. + 3 appendices (6 pp.). Report to Rep. Clifford Allen; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Ganeral. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (300). Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Function: Education, Manpower, and Social Services: Other Labor Services (505). Organization Concerned: Department of Labor; Tennessee Valley Authority. congressional Relevance: House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; Senate Comaittee on Governmental Affuirs: Civil Service and General Services Subcommittee. Rep. Clitford Allen. Authority: National Labor Relations Act. Labor-Management .%eporting and Disclosure Act. Executive Order 11901. Executive Order 11491. Concern has been expressed about the denial of rights to the Tennessee Valley luthority's (TVAls) trades and labor employees. a review of TVAOs labor-management relations program focused on the effect of TVA's exemption from laws and regulations app)icable to labor relatiors in the private and Federal sector and on the labor relations program's collective bargaining structure. Findingb/Conclusions: Because of the similarity of TVA's operations to private industry, the Congress permitted TVA the authority and flexibility to o~erate autonomously in personnel matters. As an employer, TVA was exempted from most civil service laws and regulations as well as those governing labor-management relations in the private and Federal sectors. The structure of bargaining for trades and labor employee representatives is centralized both vertically and horizontally, and decisiormaking has moved from the locals to the national levels of the unions. This centralized union bargaining structure and the exemption from labor legislation have resulted in a decline of employee control and participation and a dissolution of employee rigits. There seem to be few, if any, aranues of Lelief for employees dissatisfied with the negotiated agreements or the positions taken by their union representatives. Employees do not have access to statutory labor relations procedures to handle and resolve complaints. Recommendations: Congress should include TVA employees under either existing statutory labor relations procedures or any forthccming legislative procedures applicable to other Federal eaplo)ees. The Bourd of Directors of TVA should take measures to enhance amployee influence over the bargaining process. (RRS)

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