This guide is to inform employer and union representatives about the procedures used by the Panel to resolve impasses in negotiations after it asserts jurisdiction over a request for assistance.  It is not to be considered an official interpretation of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. § 7119, or the Panel's regulations, 5 C.F.R. §§ 2470-2473.

Introduction

Jurisdictional Questions

The Parties' Responsibilities During a Panel Procedure

Procedures

1.  Resumption of Negotiations on a Concentrated Schedule​​

2.  Informal Conference

3.  Mediation-Arbitration ("Med-Arb")

4.  Written Submissions

5.  Factfinding