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    Labor Management Relations Glossary

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    Labor Organization

    A union. See § 7103(a)(4) which reads in part as follows: "labor organization means an organization composed in whole or in part of employees, in which employees participate and pay dues, and which has as a purpose the dealing with an agency concerning grievances and conditions of employment . . . ."

    Organization

    A right reserved to management by § 7106(a)(1). In 53 FLRA No. 58, the Authority said the following about this management right:

    Management's right to determine its organization under section 7106(a)(1) encompasses an agency's authority to determine its administrative and functional structure, including the relationship of personnel through lines of control and the distribution of responsibilities for delegated and assigned duties. [See 52 FLRA No. 79 and 46 FLRA No. 147.] That is, the right includes the authority to determine how the agency will structure itself to accomplish its mission and functions . . . . This determination includes such matters as where organizationally certain functions shall be established and where the duty stations of the positions providing those functions shall be maintained. [See 32 FLRA No. 128] (a proposal that would preclude management from moving the work of employees' positions from one location to another found to violate management's right to determine its organization, including the right to determine where, organizationally, certain functions shall be established and where the duty stations of the positions in those units shall be maintained).

    Standards of Conduct for Labor Organizations

    Standards regarding internal democratic practices, fiscal responsibility, and procedures to which a union must adhere to qualify for recognition. The Department of Labor has responsibility for making known and enforcing standards of conduct for unions in the Federal and private sectors. See 53 FLRA No. 85.

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