[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 110 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-14037] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: June 9, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4510-85-M