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[FR Doc No: 94-14037]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the American Workplace

 

Secretary of Labor's Task Force on Excellence in State and Local 
Government Through Labor-Management Cooperation; Establishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-63 of March 1974, 
and after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Labor has determined 
that the establishment of the Task Force on Excellence in State and 
Local Government through Labor-Management Cooperation is in the public 
interest.
    The Task Force will investigate the current state of labor-
management cooperation in State and local government and report back to 
the Secretary in response to the following questions:
    1. What, if any, new methods or institutions should be encouraged 
or required to enhance the quality, productivity and cost-effectiveness 
of public sector services through labor-management cooperation and 
employee participation, recognizing the broad variety of functions 
performed by different levels of government and various other agencies 
and public organizations?
    2. What, if any, changes to legal frameworks which impact on labor-
management relations, including, collective bargaining and civil 
service legislation could be considered to enhance cooperative 
behaviors that would improve the delivery of services by reducing 
conflict, duplication and delays?
    3. What, if any, should be done to increase the extent to which 
workplace problems are resolved directly by the parties themselves 
rather than through recourse to administrative bodies and the courts?
    4. What, if anything, can be done to improve the coordination 
between appropriate executive and legislative bodies to enhance labor-
management relations in the public sector and to create a climate where 
productivity improvement, innovation and risk taking are encouraged and 
rewarded?
    5. What conditions are necessary to enable elected political 
leaders, public managers, public employees and labor organizations to 
work together to achieve excellence in state and local government? What 
are the obstacles, and how can they be overcome?
    6. What examples of successful cooperative efforts are appropriate 
to serve as public sector models? Why have some initially successful 
efforts failed, and what can be done to enhance prospects for success?
    The Task Force will be composed of up to 15 members representing 
the viewpoints of labor, management, agencies which administer 
collective bargaining laws covering State and local government 
employees, labor relations neutrals and the public.
    The Task Force will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Its charter will be filed under the Act 15 days from the date of this 
publication.
    Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the 
establishment of the Secretary of Labor's Task Force on Excellence in 
State and Local Government through Labor-Management Cooperation. Such 
comments should be addressed to Charles Richards, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., room S2302, Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of May 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-14037 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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