National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 779 and U.S. Department of the Air Force, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas (Authority decision, February 27, 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

NFFE Local 779 challenged an arbitrator's award involving Sheppard Air Force Base. The Authority reviewed the record and found no defect under any ground the union raised in its exceptions. It denied the exceptions and left the award in place. The public decision does not explain the underlying grievance or the award's terms.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Arbitration review under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exceptions denied; award left in place.
• Key point: The union's exceptions did not establish a statutory reason to overturn the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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53:1498(135)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

53 FLRA No. 135

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 779

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS

(Agency)

0-AR-2970

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DECISION

February 27, 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 Don J. Harr 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 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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