{"id":25686,"date":"2023-06-05T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/05\/biden-picks-summerlin-for-federal-labor-relations-authority-post\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:01:39","slug":"biden-picks-summerlin-for-federal-labor-relations-authority-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2023\/06\/05\/biden-picks-summerlin-for-federal-labor-relations-authority-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden picks Summerlin for Federal Labor Relations Authority post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The White House announced President Joe Biden\u2019s selection for a permanent general counsel at the Federal Labor Relations Authority,<\/a> an independent agency that governs relations between the federal government and its employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin, who currently represents educators working with U.S. military families at the Federal Education Association, would replace Charlotte Dye, the FLRA\u2019s current acting counsel whose term ends this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSummerlin has extensive experience in federal sector labor law, advocating for a wide range of civilian employees at more than thirty agencies,\u201d the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nomination would fill a years-long gap in confirmed leadership. If the Senate does not certify the White House\u2019s nomination, the FLRA won\u2019t be able to issue unfair labor practice complaints, a major tenet of its mission. The Office of the General Counsel works to investigate and prosecute labor charges on behalf of 1.2 million civil servants in bargaining units. <\/p>\n\n\n\t