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FPCD-78-55 1 (1978-08-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxvd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMU'NTY A ECONOMIC OavewPMemr 01IV$We B-189782 The Honorable The Secretary of the Interior V Dear Mr. Secretary: Our Federal Personnel and Compensation Division recently completed a survey of labor management agreements subject to the sav.ngs clauses of Public Law 92-392 and Executive Order 11491, as amended. The survey was undertaken to determine the extent of such agreements and how the savings clauses were being interpreted and applied. Executive Order 11491 sets forth the framework for the Federal labor-management relations program. Public Law 92-392 established the Federal prevailing rate pay system. The Exe- cutive Order contains a savings clause which permits the renewal oz continuation of lawful, negotiated agreements in effect at the tfae of the original executive order in 1962. Similarly, Section 9(b) of Public Law 92-392 nullifies the effect of various v.-ovi- sions in instances where there were already negotiated agr'.ments or understandings in effect as of August 1972. We identified 35 such agreements nationwide and made a limited examination of 7 of them. All seven were Department of Interior agreements in the Seattle Rsgion. Although we do not plan to make a detailed review at this time, we noted several agreements which warrant management attention. Three agreements contain prcvisions which are in apparent violation of law and three contain provisions which may not be in the best interests of the Government. PROVISIONS THAT RAISE MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS Supervisory personnel may be members of the union bargain- ing unit at the Grand Coulee Dam and Central Snake/Minidoka Area. Supervisors generally share responsibility for interpreting, applying, and enforcing Federal collective bargaining agreements. Thus, Executive Order 11491 precludes supervisors' inclusion in labor orgauizations' bargaining units. FPCD-78-55 (964119) :OUNTING OFFICE 20548 I1 REMY pAUm TO$ AUGUST 1, 1978 L41106874

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