5 CFR § 2422.13 - How are issues raised by your petition resolved?

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title: "5 CFR § 2422.13 - How are issues raised by your petition resolved?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2422.13"
section_name: "How are issues raised by your petition resolved?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL"
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subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "2422"
part_name: "REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "3 U.S.C. 431; 5 U.S.C. 7134."
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# 2422.13 How are issues raised by your petition resolved?

(a) *Meetings before filing a representation petition.* All parties affected by the representation issues that may be raised in a petition are encouraged to meet before the filing of the petition to discuss their interests and narrow and resolve the issues. If requested by all parties, a representative of the appropriate Regional Office will participate in these meetings.

(b) *Meetings to narrow and resolve the issues after the petition is filed.* The Regional Director may require all affected parties to meet to narrow and resolve the issues raised in the petition.