Who provides CADR program services?
All of the FLRA components provide CADR program services. The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) offers ADR services in unfair labor practice and representation cases, both before cases are filed and while they are pending. Through its Regional Offices and the National Office, the OGC provides facilitation, intervention, training and education services to agencies and unions. Each Regional Office has a Regional Dispute Resolution Specialist who coordinates ADR services within the Region. The ALJ’s office has a settlement program for parties who have hearings pending before an ALJ. The Federal Service Impasses Panel uses ADR techniques in resolving bargaining impasses. Staff from the Authority Members’ offices participate in interventions in negotiability and other cases, offering facilitation to help the parties resolve their differences before the case is ruled on by the Authority. The CADR Office assists all FLRA components in the delivery of ADR services in cases and training sessi
