2.5 Design Labor Relations Outreach
Objective
Develop a strategy to engage with the unions and establish a relationship with the labor relations and/or unions to understand Collective Bargaining Agreements.
View Best PracticesTask Activities
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Customer
Identify Labor Relation/Union Liaisons within the customer agency
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Customer
Work with your Labor Relation/Union Liaisons to review Target State Concept of Operations, capabilities, and previously completed Workforce Assessment to identify potential impacts on Collective Bargaining Agreements
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Customer
Identify what, if any, activities may be dependent on union approval (e.g., impact of implementation)
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Customer
Develop Labor Relations Strategy to achieve timely and effective negotiations with unions and begin documenting necessary information to communicate to Labor Relations
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Customer
Engage in communications with union leadership based on Labor Relations Strategy
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Customer
Report updates in governance meetings and Status Reports/Dashboards, informing QSMOs as necessary
2.5 Best Practices
- Notify unions of changes that may impact bargaining unit employees as well as potential changes of their work
- Account for union-related activities in the Initial Master Schedule and building dependencies for change management activities (e.g., communications, training)
- Establish expectations with labor relations and union leadership
Stakeholders
Customer
- Executive Sponsor
- Business Owner
- Change Management Lead
- Labor Relations Leader
Inputs
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Workforce Assessment
- Target State Concept of Operations
- Scope of Services
- Change Management Plan
Outputs
- Labor Relations Strategy
- Status Reports/Dashboards
