10.2190/QLQX-C41L-QK9E-H20R QLQXC41LQK9EH20R 0 The Impact of Executive Order 11491 On the Federal Labor Management Relations Program 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=QLQXC41LQK9EH20R 2 MILDEN J. FOX, JR. AND HUNTLY E. SHELTON, JR. President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 in the 1962 to begin a government wide labor relations policy for Federal workers. This program worked well but needed revision as conditions changed, leading President Johnson to appoint a Review Committee. After study, a new executive order, No. 11491, was signed by President Nixon in 1969, which redirected the program toward greater conformance with private sector practices. New Order 11491 abolished informal and formal recognition in favor of exclusive recognition, established the Federal Labor Relations Council to administer the program, the Federal Services Impasses Panel to resolve disputes, and extended use of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to the Federal program at no cost to either party.