U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration and American Federation of Government Employees, National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals (Authority decision, March 29, 1990)

Social Security Administration and AFGE field operations council (FLRA 0-AR-1724): Union withdraws arbitration exceptions

Decision type
Authority decision
Docket
0-AR-1724
Decided
March 29, 1990
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Authority precedent
Checked against source
2026-10-04

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Final FLRA decision. The Authority granted the union's request to withdraw its exceptions to an arbitration award and ended its proceeding on those exceptions. Under 5 U.S.C. § 7123(a), judicial review generally does not extend to an Authority order involving an arbitration award under § 7122 unless the order involves an unfair labor practice. This short order does not identify an unfair labor practice.

Plain-English summary

AFGE's national council for Social Security field operations had filed exceptions to an arbitration award by David M. Kaplan. The union then asked to withdraw those exceptions. The Authority granted the request and said it would take no further action on them. The order gives no details about the underlying grievance or the award's terms.

Decision snapshot

  • Authority: Arbitration exceptions under 5 U.S.C. § 7122.
  • Outcome: Union withdrawal granted; Authority proceeding on the exceptions ended.
  • Key point: After the union withdrew its exceptions, the Authority took no further action on the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

[ v35 p397 ]
35:0397(52)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

35 FLRA NO. 52

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

(Agency)

and

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION FIELD OPERATIONS LOCALS

(Union)

0-AR-1724

ORDER

March 29, 1990

The American Federation of Government Employees, National Council

of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals (Union)

has requested permission to withdraw its exceptions to the award

of Arbitrator David M. Kaplan in the above-referenced case. The

request to withdraw is granted. The Authority will not take any

further action on the exceptions.

For the Authority.

FOR THE COMMISSION:

Alicia N. Columna

Director, Case Control Office

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