**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) experience in both private and public employment indicates that the statutory protection of the right of employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate through labor organizations of their own choosing in decisions which affect them—
(A) safeguards the public interest,
(B) contributes to the effective conduct of public business, and
(C) facilitates and encourages the amicable settlements of disputes between employees and their employers involving conditions of employment; and
(2) the public interest demands the highest standards of employee performance and the continued development and implementation of modern and progressive work practices to facilitate and improve employee performance and the efficient accomplishment of the operations of the Government.
Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the civil service are in the public interest.
**(b)** It is the purpose of this chapter to prescribe certain rights and obligations of the employees of the Federal Government and to establish procedures which are designed to meet the special requirements and needs of the Government. The provisions of this chapter should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirement of an effective and efficient Government.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) experience in both private and public employment indicates that the statutory protection of the right of employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate through labor organizations of their own choosing in decisions which affect them—
(A) safeguards the public interest,
(B) contributes to the effective conduct of public business, and
(C) facilitates and encourages the amicable settlements of disputes between employees and their employers involving conditions of employment; and
(2) the public interest demands the highest standards of employee performance and the continued development and implementation of modern and progressive work practices to facilitate and improve employee performance and the efficient accomplishment of the operations of the Government.
Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the civil service are in the public interest.
**(b)** It is the purpose of this chapter to prescribe certain rights and obligations of the employees of the Federal Government and to establish procedures which are designed to meet the special requirements and needs of the Government. The provisions of this chapter should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirement of an effective and efficient Government.
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§ 7101. Findings and purpose
(a) The Congress finds that—
(1) experience in both private and public em-
ployment indicates that the statutory protec-
tion of the right of employees to organize, bar-
gain collectively, and participate through
labor organizations of their own choosing in
decisions which affect them—
(A) safeguards the public interest,
(B) contributes to the effective conduct of
public business, and
(C) facilitates and encourages the amicable
settlements of disputes between employees
and their employers involving conditions of
employment; and
(2) the public interest demands the highest
standards of employee performance and the
continued development and implementation of
modern and progressive work practices to fa-
cilitate and improve employee performance
and the efficient accomplishment of the oper-
ations of the Government.
Therefore, labor organizations and collective
bargaining in the civil service are in the public
interest.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to pre-
scribe certain rights and obligations of the em-
ployees of the Federal Government and to estab-
lish procedures which are designed to meet the
special requirements and needs of the Govern-
ment. The provisions of this chapter should be
interpreted in a manner consistent with the re-
quirement of an effective and efficient Govern-
ment.
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title VII, § 701, Oct. 13,
1978, 92 Stat. 1192.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7101, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 523; Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(c)(19), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat.
776, related to right of postal employees to organize,
prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub.
L. 94–454.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 90 days a