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[CITE: 22USC4101]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                       CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER X--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
 
Sec. 4101. Congressional findings and policy

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) experience in both private and public employment indicates 
    that the statutory protection of the right of workers 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 settlement of 
        disputes between workers and their employers involving 
        conditions of employment;

        (2) the public interest demands the highest standards of 
    performance by members of the Service and the continuous development 
    and implementation of modern and progressive work practices to 
    facilitate improved performance and efficiency; and
        (3) the unique conditions of Foreign Service employment require 
    a distinct framework for the development and implementation of 
    modern, constructive, and cooperative relationships between 
    management officials and organizations representing members of the 
    Service.

Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the Service 
are in the public interest and are consistent with the requirement of an 
effective and efficient Government. The provisions of this subchapter 
should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirement of an 
effective and efficient Government.

(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 1001, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2128.)
