Labor On The Move: Barbara Kraft Named FLRA Regional Director

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Barbara Kraft (r) – who with her firm has been AFSCME Council 26’s attorney for many years – was recently appointed Regional Director of the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA) Washington Region. “Barbara has been a tireless worker advocate and provided invaluable advice and representation in such areas as grievances, arbitrations, negotiations and organizing drives,” AFSCME Council 26 Executive Director Carl Goldman told Union City. “While we are sorry to lose her as our legal advocate, her appointment to the FLRA is a big gain for the federal workforce.” Through its seven regional offices, the FLRA investigates, settles, and prosecutes unfair labor practice charges, resolves representation disputes, and provides training to Federal sector parties on improving their labor-management relations. “Barbara has excelled as an attorney and a manager and is well versed in the law of Federal labor relations,” says the FLRA. “Never has it been more important to have an experienced, steady hand at the helm of this office.”
- photo courtesy Kraft Eisenmann Alden PLLC