BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 36-701
20 JULY 2022
Personnel
LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLICITY IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading
or ordering on the e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no reliability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: USAF/AFMC/A1KL Certified by: HQ AFMC/A1K
(Tammy S. Lyons)
Supersedes: AFMCI36-701, 25 September 2018 Pages: 9
This instruction implements AFPD 36-1, Appropriated Funds Civilian Management and
Administration. It confirms this statutory conclusion that collective bargaining with duly-
recognized Labor organizations is in the public interest. It applies to AFMC units and personnel.
This instruction applies to AFMC Regular Air Force (RegAF). This supplement does not apply to
Air National Guard (ANG), and United States Reserve Command (AFRC), and United States
Space Force (USSF). Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained IAW Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and
Information Governance Program, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information
Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). Refer recommended
changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using
the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field
through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at
any level, but all Supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication for coordination prior
to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this
publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance
statement. See Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) 90-161, Publishing Processes
and Procedures, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit
requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval
authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items.
