The Federal Labor Relations Authority is an independent agency that administers the labor-management relations program for most non-postal federal workers. It resolves disputes between agencies and unions, decides which subjects must be bargained, supervises union representation elections, and rules on unfair labor practice complaints.
Created by Congress under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Title VII (Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute) (Pub. L. 95-454; 5 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7135 (FLRA established at 5 U.S.C. § 7104)), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
