5 U.S.C. § 7101 : US Code - Section 7101: Findings and purpose

Search 5 U.S.C. § 7101 : US Code - Section 7101: Findings and purpose

(a) The Congress finds that - 
(1) experience in both private and public employment indicates
that the statutory protection of the right of employees to
organize, bargain collectively, and participate through labor
organizations of their own choosing in decisions which affect
them - 
(A) safeguards the public interest,
(B) contributes to the effective conduct of public business,
and
(C) facilitates and encourages the amicable settlements of
disputes between employees and their employers involving
conditions of employment; and
(2) the public interest demands the highest standards of
employee performance and the continued development and
implementation of modern and progressive work practices to
facilitate and improve employee performance and the efficient
accomplishment of the operations of the Government.
Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the
civil service are in the public interest.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to prescribe certain rights
and obligations of the employees of the Federal Government and to
establish procedures which are designed to meet the special
requirements and needs of the Government. The provisions of this
chapter should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
requirement of an effective and efficient Government.