American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3943 and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, West Los Angeles Medical Center (Authority decision, July 8, 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 does not state that it involves an unfair labor practice.

Plain-English summary

AFGE Local 3943 challenged an arbitration award in a dispute involving the West Los Angeles Medical Center. The agency did not oppose the union's exceptions. The Authority reviewed the record and found no ground under the federal arbitration-review statute to set aside the award. It denied the exceptions. The published decision does not explain the underlying grievance or the award's remedy.

Decision snapshot

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

Full text (FLRA public release)

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53:0186(24)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

53 FLRA No. 24

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 3943

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS

WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

(Agency)

0-AR-2918

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DECISION

July 8, 1997

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Before the Authority: Phyllis N. Segal, Chair; and Donald S. Wasserman, Member.

I. Statement of the Case

This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator Sara Adler 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 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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