The proposed legislation aims to significantly alter how federal employees engage with labor organizations by eliminating the use of official time. It specifically amends Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, which currently governs the conditions under which federal employees can conduct union business during work hours. Under this bill, any activities performed by a federal employee relating to the business of a labor organization would be required to occur exclusively during the employee's non-duty status . This change would effectively prohibit federal employees from using paid work hours to conduct union-related duties, ensuring all such work is performed outside of their compensated work schedule.
The proposed legislation aims to significantly alter how federal employees engage with labor organizations by eliminating the use of official time. It specifically amends Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, which currently governs the conditions under which federal employees can conduct union business during work hours. Under this bill, any activities performed by a federal employee relating to the business of a labor organization would be required to occur exclusively during the employee's non-duty status . This change would effectively prohibit federal employees from using paid work hours to conduct union-related duties, ensuring all such work is performed outside of their compensated work schedule.