Union Complaint Against EPA Backed by Labor Investigator (1)

An investigator with the federal agency that oversees labor relations for government workers is recommending a charge against the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly walking away from labor negotiations and unilaterally imposing new terms of employment on workers.

A Federal Labor Relations Authority investigator found merit in a union’s allegations that EPA engaged in bad-faith bargaining for a contract covering about 8,000 workers, Cathie McQuiston, deputy general counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, said Oct. 31. The action isn’t a formal finding that EPA violated labor laws, but it means the FLRA found preliminary evidence to support the ...