American Federation of Government Employees, Local 987 and U.S. Department of the Air Force, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (Authority decision, October 22, 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 987 challenged an arbitration award involving the Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. The Air Force opposed the union's exceptions. The Authority reviewed the record under the statutory grounds for setting aside an arbitration award and concluded that the award was not deficient. It denied the exceptions, leaving the award in place. This short decision does not describe the underlying grievance or the arbitrator's remedy.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Arbitration exceptions under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exceptions denied; the arbitration award remains in place.
• Key point: The Authority found no statutory ground for setting aside the award.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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53:0730(63)AR

The decision of the Authority follows:

53 FLRA No. 63

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 987

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS CENTER

WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA

(Agency)

0-AR-2979

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DECISION

October 22, 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 James J. Odom, Jr. 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 set forth in section 7122(a).

Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.

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