Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 13522: Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services

President: Barack Obama

Created federal labor-management forums and encouraged bargaining over workplace matters to improve service delivery.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13836 in 2018.

Is Executive Order 13522 still in effect? No. EO 13836 revoked it in 2018.

What does Executive Order 13522 do?

EO 13522 established a national council and agency forums for early union-management collaboration, pilot projects and measurement of workplace outcomes. It encouraged bargaining over permissive subjects but did not amend federal labor law. EO 13836 revoked it in 2018; subsequent administrations adopted different policies.

Administration position: Forums supported consultation but did not eliminate management rights, statutory bargaining limits or grievance procedures.
SignedDecember 9, 2009
LeadOffice of Personnel Management
Agency plansRequired within 120 days
RevokedEO 13836 in 2018

Before and after

Before the order

The prior government-wide labor-management partnership order had been revoked in 2001.

After the order

Union and management representatives met earlier in policy development at participating agencies.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
National CouncilGuide and evaluate forumsEnded
Agencies and unionsCreate forums and pilot projectsEnded under this order
OPMReview implementation plansCompleted

What happened next

EO 13522 created the framework.

EO 13591 continued the national council.

EO 13836 revoked EO 13522.