American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1945 and U.S. Department of the Army, Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama (Authority decision, December 18, 1997)

Final FLRA decision. This is a final order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority involving an arbitral award under 5 U.S.C. § 7122. Judicial review under 5 U.S.C. § 7123(a) generally does not extend to such an order unless the order involves an unfair labor practice under 5 U.S.C. § 7116. This decision resolves exceptions to an arbitration award and does not state that it involves an unfair labor practice.

Plain-English summary

AFGE Local 1945 challenged an arbitration award involving Anniston Army Depot. The Army did not oppose the union's exceptions. The Authority reviewed the award under the statutory grounds for finding an arbitration award deficient and concluded that the union had established none. It denied the exceptions, leaving the award in place. The decision does not describe the underlying grievance or the award's terms.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union's exceptions denied; arbitration award left in place.
• Key point: The union did not establish a ground for setting aside the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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53:0997(83)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

53 FLRA No. 83

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 1945

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT

ANNISTON, ALABAMA

(Agency)

0-AR-2910

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DECISION

December 18, 1997

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Before the Authority: Phyllis N. Segal, Chair;
Donald S. Wasserman and Dale Cabaniss, Members.(1)

This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator William H. Mills 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 did not file 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 it 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 raised in the exceptions and set forth in section 7122(a).

Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.

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1. Member Cabaniss did not participate
   in this decision.