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United States Information Agency: Entitlement of Prevailing Rate Employees Who Negotiate Their Wages

B-188094 Published: Feb 11, 1977. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 1977.
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The Assistant Director, Administration and Management, United States Information Agency, requested a decision on whether the bargaining unit comprised of prevailing rate radio broadcast technicians represented by Local 1418, NFFE, is covered by the prevailing wage law, P.L. 92-392. Statute exempts bargaining agreements in effect on August 19, 1972, containing wage setting provisions. Certain radio technicians are covered and may negotiate wages until this is deleted from contract, whereupon Prevailing Rate Statute, 5 U.S.C., will govern. Those exempt from 5 U.S.C. may negotiate wages and benefits otherwise covered by provisions of that statute, but not wages and benefits governed by other statutes.

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