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| Cover of John F. Kennedy |
Fifty years ago on January 17, 1962, Federal employees
first obtained the right to engage in collective bargaining
through labor organizations when President John F. Kennedy
issued Executive Order 10988, "Employee-Management Cooperation in the Federal Sector."
Executive Order 10988 issued as result of the findings of the Task Force on
Employee-Management Relations in the Federal Service, which was created
by a memorandum issued to all executive department and agency heads by
President Kennedy on June 22, 1961. In this memorandum the President noted that,
"The participation of employees in the formation and implementation of employee
policy and procedures affecting them contributes to the effective conduct of public business,
" and that this participation should be extended to representatives of employees and employee organizations.
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