International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and U.S. Department of the Army, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas (Authority decision, October 16, 1996)

Final FLRA decision. The Authority denies the union's exceptions to an arbitration award. Under 5 U.S.C. § 7123(a)(1), an order involving an arbitral award is generally excluded from judicial review unless it involves an unfair labor practice under 5 U.S.C. § 7116. This decision does not address an unfair labor practice.

Plain-English summary

The Machinists union at Corpus Christi Army Depot challenged an arbitration award by I. B. Helburn. The Army opposed the union's exceptions. After reviewing the record, the Authority found no ground under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a) to set aside the award. It denied the exceptions, leaving the award in place. The brief release does not describe the underlying grievance or the award's remedy.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Arbitration review under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exceptions denied; arbitration award left in place.
• Key point: The Authority found no statutory basis to disturb the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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52:0403(40)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

52 FLRA No. 40

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MACHINISTS

AND AEROSPACE WORKERS

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

(Agency)

0-AR-2820

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DECISION

October 16, 1996

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Before the Authority: Phyllis N. Segal, Chair; Tony Armendariz and Donald S. Wasserman, Members.

This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator I. B. Helburn filed by the Union under section 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute) and part 2425 of the Authority's Regulations. The Agency filed an opposition to the Union's exceptions.

Under section 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. Upon careful consideration of the entire record in this case, the Authority concludes that the award is not deficient on any of the grounds set forth in section 7122(a).

Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.

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