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File aSpecimen| FLRA Jump to Navigation FLRA.gov U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority RSS FEEDS Search form Search Menu eFilingAvailable Here HomeWell-nighIntroduction to the FLRA Mission Budget & Performance Organizational Chart FLRA Leadership Press Releases Public Affairs Featured Topics Our Mission Protecting rights and facilitating stable relationships among federal agencies, labor organizations, and employees while up-and-coming an constructive and efficient government through the wardship of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.   Feedback well-nigh www.FLRA.gov Let us know what you think well-nigh our new and improved website by emailing us at EngagetheFLRA@flra.gov. 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Please note:  First-time users of the eFiling system must register.  You can't eFile a specimen until FLRA staff approves your registration, normally within one merchantry day.  For instructions on how to register and create a User Profile, click here.  The filing stage for a specimen is the stage you submit it, which you can only do without your registration is approved.  Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) ULPs fall under the jurisdiction of variegated FLRA components or offices, depending on the stage of the case. (1) To file an initial charge, you will need to file a specimen with the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), preferably through the eFiling system.   To eFile, review the technical instructions here, and then click the yellow eFiling sawed-off above.  To file by fax or mail, file theTuitionAgainst anOrganForm  orTuitionAgainst a Labor Organization (Union) Form with your Regional Office. For increasingly information well-nigh the variegated types of ULPs that you can file, what information you will need to file, and what will happen next, visit our ULP Resources page or contact the Regional Office where you wish to file your charge. (2) To file an wordplay to a complaint or other pleading or document related to a ULP hearing, file with the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), preferably through the eFiling system. For instructions on how to eFile an OALJ specimen document, click here. For increasingly information well-nigh filing, and to file by mail or fax, contact the Office of Administrative Law Judges. (3) To file exceptions or cross-exceptions to a recommended ALJ Decision, an opposition to such exceptions or cross-exceptions, or a related pleading, file with the Authority's Office ofSpecimenIntake and Publication, preferably through the eFiling system.    Representation To file an initial petition, you must file with the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), preferably through the eFiling system. To eFile, review the technical instructions here, and then click the yellow eFiling sawed-off above.  To file by fax or mail, file the Petition Form with your Regional Office. For increasingly information well-nigh the variegated types of representation petitions that you can file, what information you will need to file, and what will happen next, visit our Representation Resources page or contact the Regional Office where you wish to file your petition. To file an using for review of a Decision and Order issued by a Regional Director in a representation proceeding, an opposition to an using for review, or related pleading, you will need to file a specimen with the Authority's Office ofSpecimenIntake and Publication, preferably through the eFiling system. Mediation  The Authority prefers that parties file using the FLRA's eFiling system.  The Authority's mediation forms are built in to the eFiling system.  You can moreover find the forms here if you wish to well-constructed and upload the forms to the eFiling system, or if you wish to file by mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery.  Once an arbitrator issues an award, either an organ or a union may request the arbitrator's ribbon by filing an exception with the Authority within 30 days without the stage on which the Arbitrator served the ribbon on the parties.  You must file exceptions or any opposition to exceptions with the Authority's Office ofSpecimenIntake and Publication.  The Authority's review of an arbitrator's ribbon is very limited.  The Authority's Regulations and Guide to Arbitration specify the grounds for appeal.  In addition, you can find the information necessary for filing exceptions in the Checklist for Filing anMediationAppeal (Exceptions).  If the information contained in these pages does not wordplay all of your questions, you may uncontrived specific inquiries by phone to the Office ofSpecimenIntake and Publication. Negotiability The Authority prefers that parties file using the Authority's eFiling system.  The Authority's negotiability forms are built in to the eFiling system.  You can moreover find the forms here if you wish to well-constructed and upload the forms to the eFiling system, or if you wish to file by mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery.  Under the FLRA's Regulations, a union must file a petition for review with the Authority within 15 days of an agency's recrimination of nonnegotiability (in proposal case) or an organ head's disapproval (in a provision case). Withoutthe union files its petition, the Authority schedules a post-petition priming to gather information regarding the proposals or provisions in dispute.  The organ must file a statement of position with the Authority within 30 days of receiving the petition for review. Withoutthe union receives a reprinting of the agency's statement of position, the union must file a response within 15 days.  And without the organ receives the union's response, the organ may file a reply within 15 days.  Parties must file all filings with the Office ofSpecimenIntake and Publication.  You can find increasingly information on negotiability disputes here.  The Guide to Negotiability contains useful information about the negotiability process, including diagrams of the pre-petition process and the filing process. Bargaining Impasses To file a request for assistance seeking consideration of an impasse or clearance of a tightness mediation procedure, file your request with the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) through the eFiling system.  Parties may moreover file requests for assistance through use of fillable forms. FLRA Inspector General Complaints For information well-nigh filing an IG complaint with the FLRA's Inspector General regarding systemic fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement within the FLRA, click here.   For increasingly information about the variegated specimen types and links to information well-nigh our specimen law and procedures, click here.  You can moreover find a list of eFiling FAQs here.      In This Section File aSpecimenUnfair Labor Practice RepresentationMediationNegotiability Negotiation Impasse Other Types Upcoming Events Basic Statutory Training Washington, DC December 13, 2018 Status: Accepting waitlist Basic Statutory Training New Orleans, Louisiana December 4, 2018 Status: Closed COMPLETE LIST Federal Labor Relations Authority 1400 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20424 202-218-7770 Footer Menu Col1 HomeWell-nighUs Components & Offices Footer Menu Col2SpecimenTypes Decisions Resources & Training Promo Menu Block eFilingAvailable Here Footer Secondary Menu Español FOIA Inspector General No FEAR Act & EEO OpenGov Privacy Policy Contact Us