National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 260 and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Southwest Service Center, Dallas, Texas (Authority decision, January 10, 1997)

Final FLRA decision. The Authority denies the union's exception 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

NTEU Chapter 260 challenged an arbitration award involving the FDIC's Southwest Service Center in Dallas. The Authority reviewed the union's exception under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a). It concluded that the award was not contrary to law, rule, or regulation or deficient on the other grounds available under that section. The Authority denied the exception, leaving the award in place. The short decision does not describe the underlying grievance or the award's terms.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Review of arbitration awards under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exception denied; arbitration award left in place.
• Key point: The union did not establish a statutory basis for setting aside the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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52:0851(82)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

52 FLRA No. 82

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

CHAPTER 260

(Union)

and

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION

SOUTHWEST SERVICE CENTER

DALLAS, TEXAS

(Agency)

0-AR-2867

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DECISION

January 10, 1997

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

I. Statement of the Case

This matter is before the Authority on an exception to an award of Arbitrator W. Edwin Youngblood 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 exception.

Under section 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applies 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 exception is denied.

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