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Like the NLRB, the FLRA hears and decides allegations of unfair labor practices and facilitates union elections. While they serve similar functions, the two agencies protect different groups. The NLRB protects most private-sector employees, whereas the FLRA enforces the rights of non-postal federal employees.

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions.

The FLRA is the federal public sector counterpart to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which governs labor relations between private sector employees and employers. The primary responsibilities of the FLRA are to: Resolve complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPs).

The LMRA imposed on unions the duty to represent the employees of their bargaining unit fairly. The LMRA prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices such as the following: Coercing employees to join. Failing to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement in good faith.

The Federal Labor Relations Authority oversees the Federal service labor-management relations program. It administers the law that protects the right of employees of the Federal Government to organize, bargain collectively, and participate through labor organizations of their own choosing in decisions affecting them.

It is charged with providing leadership in establishing policies and guidance related to federal sector labor-management relations and with resolving disputes under, and ensuring compliance with, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C.

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Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS), many Federal government bargaining unit employees are eligible for union membership if there is a union at their worksite. However, not all federal employees are covered by bargaining units or eligible to be represented by a union.