The Department of Commerce and representatives of its bargaining unit employees created the Department of Commerce Labor-Management Fourm, as required by Section 3(a)(i) of Executive Order 13522, "Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services," (October 9, 2009).  The charter for the Forum was approved on April 21, 2010, at the meeting of the Forum and signed by management and labor members of the Forum.

The initial meeting of the pre-forum was on March 2, 2010. 

The Department's plan to implement Executive Order 13522 was certified by the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations on May 5, 2010.

Agendas and adopted minutes

• Agenda for the January 16, 2013 Forum meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the October 17, 2012 Forum meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the July 18, 2012 Forum meeting
• Agenda and minutes for 4-18-12 Forum meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the January 18, 2012 Forum meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the September 21, 2011 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the June 15, 2011 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the March 16, 2011 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the December 15, 2010 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the September 15, 2010 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the June 16, 2010 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the May 19, 2010 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the April 14, 2010 meeting
• Agenda and minutes for the initial meeting March 2, 2010 meeting of the Pre-Forum

Next Meeting of the Forum

The next meeting of the Forum is scheduled for January 16, 2013.

Forum Members, alternates, and standing working groups

The management members and the union members/alternates for the Forum have changed and revised lists may be viewed by clicking on the hyperlinks.  The membership of each of the Forum's standing work groups are also contained on this website.

Other Materials of Interest:

• May 18 Briefing to the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations on the Travel Project
• Broadcast of Elder Care Information
• Broadcast Message from Secretary Bryson on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Department's Labor-Management Forum.
• Presentations from the September 21, 2011 Forum Meeting:
• • Weather Ready Nation - presented by the National Weather Service Employees Organization.  The goal of this program is to notify a targeted population as far in advance as possible and do so through an effective communications structure.
  • Commerce Connect
  • PTO's Exception Request request - Productivity Gainsharing Awards Program
  • Census/National Processing Center Exception request - NPC's Gainsharing Awards Program.
    

Contact the Forum:  You may contact the Foum at LMForum@doc.gov if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this website or other matters concerning the Department's Labor-Management Forum.