BOP Program Statement 3711.01 § 1

This Program Statement covers a broad range of areas related to employee and labor management

relations within the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

a. Summary of Changes

Policy Rescinded

P3000.03 Human Resource Management Manual, Sections 711.1, 711.3

■ Updated References.

■ Updated actions excluded from the Agency Grievance Procedures.

■ Removed reference to additional reviews after the agency’s deciding official notifies the

grievant of a decision.

■ Updated office references from Labor Management Relations to Labor Relations Office.

■ Added Grand Prairie to the Proposing Officials and Deciding Officials sections.

■ Added Deputy Director to list of proposing officials for Central Office.

■ Updated the approving office for discipline and adverse actions from Labor Management

Relations to Employment Law Branch (ELB).

■ Removed paragraph on performance warning letters from the approval of proposal and decision

letters section.

b. Program Objectives. The expected results of this program are:

■ Communicate the grievance procedures applicable to non-bargaining unit employees.

■ Identify procedures involved in effectively processing grievances, unfair labor practices,

discipline, and adverse actions.

a. Institution Supplement. None required. Should local facilities make any changes outside the

required changes in the national policy or establish any additional local procedures to implement the

national policy, the local Union may invoke to negotiate procedures or appropriate arrangements.

REFERENCES

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701, et seq.)

5 U.S.C. Part III., Subpart F, Chapter 75

5 CFR part 752

5 CFR part 771.01

DOJ Order 1200 Part 3, Chapter 1, Discipline and Adverse Actions

DOJ Order 1200 Part 3, Chapter 2, Agency Grievance Procedure

Master Agreement

ACA Standards

(see the Program Statement Directives Management Manual, sections 2.5 and 10.3)

■ American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions, 4th Edition:

4-4064, 4-4048

■ American Correctional Association Performance Based Standards for Adult Local Detention

Facilities, 4th Edition: 4-ALDF-7E-01

■ American Correctional Association Standards for Administration of Correctional Agencies, 2nd

Edition: 2-CO-1C-01, 2-CO-1C-02, 2-CO-1C-03, 2-CO-1C-21

■ American Correctional Association Standards for Correctional Training Academies: 1-CTA-

1C-01

Records Retention

Requirements and retention guidance for records and information applicable to this program are

available in the Records and Information Disposition Schedule (RIDS) on Sallyport.

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Contents

Section 1. Agency Grievance Procedure……………………………………………………………4

Section 2. Labor Management Relations Reports…………………………………………………..9

Section 3. Processing Grievances and Unfair Labor Practices…………….………………………10

Section 4. Processing Discipline and Adverse Actions……………………………………………11

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Section 1. Agency Grievance Procedure

1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This section provides a grievance procedure applicable to all non-bargaining unit Federal Bureau

of Prisons employees to aid in the resolution of matters of employee dissatisfaction.