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Procedural
Requirements
NPR 5200.1E
Effective Date: August 13, 2019
Expiration Date: August 13, 2024
COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY FOR NASA EMPLOYEES
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Subject: Industrial Labor Relations

Responsible Office: Office of Procurement


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Chapter 3. Requirements for Construction Contractor Labor-Management Disputes

3.1 General

3.1. Unlike other labor agreements that are usually negotiated by the individual contractors, construction labor agreements are usually negotiated between trade unions and contractor employer associations. Therefore, it is recognized that local construction contractors would have little influence or involvement in disputes concerning labor contract negotiations.

3.2 Data Requirements

For all construction contractors at each NASA Center, the Center Industrial Relations Officer is required to compile and keep current at all times:

a. The expiration date of each building and construction trades labor agreement.

b. The employer association responsible for negotiating each agreement, including the names of any local employer representatives who take part in negotiations.

c. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of local building trade business agents.

d. A current copy of each building and construction trades’ labor agreement.

3.3 Construction Labor Contract Negotiations

In the event that disputes arise in construction labor contract negotiations where picketing is anticipated, the procedures set forth in sec. 2.3 and ch. 4 of this directive, “reserve gate” procedures will apply.

3.4 Procedures for Construction Labor Disputes Outside of Labor Contract Negotiations

3.4.1 The Center Industrial Relations Officer is required to take the following actions in the event of a construction contractor labor dispute outside of contract negotiations:

a. Contact the construction contractor(s) involved and obtain a detailed account of the facts concerning the dispute. Contact with local or other union officials is not to be made without prior concurrence of the Agency Industrial Relations Officer. b. Advise the Agency Industrial Relations Officer of the dispute.

3.4.2 In the event of a work stoppage in which picketing is imminent or has taken place, the “reserve gate” procedure in ch. 4 of this directive is to be implemented with the following exceptions:

a. Only the struck contractor and its suppliers will be required to use the “reserve gate.” If the struck contractor is a prime contractor, the subcontractors will not be required to use the “reserve gate;” they are considered neutral contractors even though they are a subcontractor to the affected prime contractor.

b. The Center Industrial Relations Officer, in coordination with the Center Chief Counsel’s Office, is required to prepare “reserve gate” letters (as outlined in Appendix D) and is required to be coordinated with the Agency Industrial Relations Officer and the Agency Office of the General Counsel at Headquarters prior to being issued.

c. When disputes arise from a nonunion contractor(s) at a work site and picketing is expected, the “reserve gate” procedure should not be implemented unless it is determined that such picketing would have an extreme impact on critical programs. In most cases relative to these circumstances, an injunction may be obtained to prohibit picketing at all gate locations, provided that a secondary boycott exists. The Center Chief Counsel has the primary responsibility for obtaining an injunction.



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