MCO 12711.1A governs the Marine Corps Labor Management Relations program and its relationship with recognized labor unions.
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It establishes policy and procedures for labor-management relationships, dispute resolution, bargaining units, representation petitions, judicial review, and local agreements. It requires coordination, reviews, reporting, and timely submission of agreements and arbitration information.
Consensual means of resolving disputes that may arise in a labor-management relationship will be used to the maximum extent practicable and in accordance with the cognizant commanders’ direction, to include the use of alternative dispute resolution. (paragraph 4)
Headquarters Marine Corps staff agencies, commands, and serviced activities will allow sufficient time to notify unions and satisfy bargaining obligations prior to changing conditions of employment of bargaining unit employees. (paragraph 4)
MPC-40 is the Marine Corps’ primary representative on all matters filed with the FLRA and will process all petitions with the FLRA, to include elections, consolidations of units, and clarification of units. (paragraph 4)
The local labor relations office will forward completed agreements to MPC-40 within three (3) days from the date signed by the parties. (paragraph 1)
Prior to executing any agreement or change to an existing agreement, the local labor relations office will ensure the agreement is consistent with commander’s intent and obtain a legal sufficiency review from local counsel. (paragraph 1)