American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1897 and U.S. Department of the Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (Authority decision, February 6, 1998)

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 1897 challenged an arbitration award involving Eglin Air Force Base. The Authority reviewed the union's exceptions under the statutory grounds for setting aside an arbitration award. It concluded that the award was not deficient on any ground the union raised and denied the exceptions. The decision does not describe the underlying grievance or the terms of the award.

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 basis in the union's exceptions for setting aside the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

[ v53 p1298 ]
53:1298(111)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

53 FLRA No. 111

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 1897

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA

(Agency)

0-AR-2926

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DECISION

February 6, 1998

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

This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator G. Lee Skillman 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 raised in the exceptions and set forth in section 7122(a).

Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.

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