Duty of Fair Representation

Duty of Fair Representation

This course will give participants understanding as to the legal duty of AFGE to equally, and in good faith, represent every employee in a bargaining unit, regardless of membership status. Federal and D.C. government. Participants will also study and discuss the relevance and purpose of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

• Participants will be able to recall the legal duty of AFGE to represent every employee in a bargaining unit equally and in good faith.
• Participants will be able to explain the importance of the duty of fair representation and the role of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
• Participants will be able to apply principles of fair representation to hypothetical scenarios involving federal and D.C. government employees.
• Participants will be able to analyze various representation scenarios to identify potential violations of the duty of fair representation.