OLMS Can Do More to Protect Workers' Rights to Unionize Through Enforcing Persuader Activity Disclosure

Submitting OIG:

Department of Labor OIG

Date Issued:

Friday, May 3, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Labor

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

09-24-002-16-001

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Additional Details Link:

https://www.oig.dol.gov/cgi-bin/oa_rpts-v6.cgi?s=&y=2024&a=all

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards outline requirements needed to strengthen enforcement authority to align with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959’s intentions to protect workers’ rights and interests to unionize by recommending rule changes or legislative changes to increase employer and consultant compliance.
2	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards implement quality control measures to improve the usefulness of reported information by—at a minimum—ensuring requirements for: completion of required fields, validated addresses, ability to efficiently cross-match corresponding reports, and tax identification number inclusion.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards develop an online system to intake, track, and monitor tips from receipt to completion, including anonymity protection.
4	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards implement written tip line policies and procedures to standardize the intake, tracking, and resolution processes.
5	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards increase awareness of the tip line through enhanced publicity, such as posting it on DOL’s complaint webpage.
6	Open	Yes
We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards implement specific collaborative processes for sharing persuader activity and other relevant information with the National Labor Relations Board, including specifying information needs, procedures and timelines for sharing information, resource sharing, and interagency training needs.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards outline requirements needed to strengthen enforcement authority to align with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959’s intentions to protect workers’ rights and interests to unionize by recommending rule changes or legislative changes to increase employer and consultant compliance.

Open

Yes

We recommend the Director for the Office of Labor-Management Standards implement quality control measures to improve the usefulness of reported information by—at a minimum—ensuring requirements for: completion of required fields, validated addresses, ability to efficiently cross-match corresponding reports, and tax identification number inclusion.

Open

Yes