American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3957 and U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale, Louisiana (Authority decision, January 28, 1999)

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

The union challenged an arbitration award involving FCI Oakdale. After reviewing the record under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a), the Authority found no legal or other recognized defect in the award and denied the exceptions. The published decision does not describe the underlying grievance, award, or specific grounds raised by the union.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Arbitration review under 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
• Outcome: Union exceptions denied; arbitration award left in place.
• Key point: The published order gives no facts from which to describe the underlying labor dispute.

Full text (FLRA public release)

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55 FLRA No. 26

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 3957

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

OAKDALE, LOUISIANA

(Agency)

0-AR-3132

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DECISION

January 28, 1999

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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 I. B. Helburn 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.