Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.2423.2 What Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services does the OGC provide?

(1) Develop collaborative labor-management relationships;

(2) Avoid unfair labor practice disputes;  and

(3) Informally resolve unfair labor practice disputes.

(1) Facilitation. Assisting the parties in improving their labor-management relationship as governed by the Statute;

(2) Intervention. Intervening when parties are experiencing or expect significant unfair labor practice disputes;

(3) Training. Training labor organization officials and agency representatives on their rights and responsibilities under the Statute and how to avoid litigation over those rights and responsibilities, and on using problem-solving and ADR skills, techniques, and strategies to resolve informally unfair labor practice disputes;  and

(4) Education. Working with the parties to recognize the benefits of, and establish processes for, avoiding unfair labor practice disputes, and resolving any unfair labor practice disputes that arise by consensual, rather than adversarial, methods.