09:0148(19)NG - NFFE Locals 1707, 1737 and 1708 and HQ, Louisiana Air and Army NG, New Orleans, LA -- 1982 FLRAdec NG

 9 FLRA No. 19
 
 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES,
 LOCALS 1707, 1737 AND 1708
 Union
 
 and
 
 HEADQUARTERS, LOUISIANA AIR AND
 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW
 ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
 Agency
 
                                            Case No. 0-NG-287
 
                DECISION AND ORDER ON NEGOTIABILITY ISSUES
 
    THE PETITION FOR REVIEW IN THIS CASE COMES BEFORE THE FEDERAL LABOR
 RELATIONS AUTHORITY (THE AUTHORITY) PURSUANT TO SECTION 7105(A)(2)(E) OF
 THE FEDERAL SERVICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS STATUTE (THE STATUTE),
 AND RAISES THE ISSUE OF THE NEGOTIABILITY OF THE FOLLOWING TWO UNION
 PROPOSALS:
 
                             UNION PROPOSAL 1
 
    16.A.(2) AREA OF CONSIDERATION
 
    (A) NON-SUPERVISORY AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS (DEFINED AS GS-10/WS-10
 AND BELOW EXCEPT
 
    STATE HQ POSITIONS DEFINED AS GS-08 AND BELOW)
 
    1.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM ALL QUALIFIED LOUISIANA
 NATIONAL GUARD PERMANENT
 
    TECHNICIANS, UNLESS AREA OF CONSIDERATION IS RESTRICTED TO A SPECIAL
 GROUP OF TECHNICIANS.
 
    2.  APPLICATIONS OF QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD
 WILL BE CONSIDERED
 
    WHEN A QUALIFIED PERMANENT TECHNICIAN IS NOT AVAILABLE.
 
    3.  APPLICATIONS OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE
 LOUISIANA NATIONAL
 
    GUARD, BUT WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP (DEFINED AS APPLICANTS
 HOLDING MILITARY STATUS IN
 
    ANOTHER COMPONENT TRANSFERABLE TO A COMPARABLE ASSIGNMENT IN THE
 LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD AND
 
    QUALIFIED PRIOR SERVICE PERSONNEL) IN THE APPROPRIATE GRADE WILL BE
 CONSIDERED WHEN A
 
    QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD IS NOT AVAILABLE.
 
    (B) SUPERVISORY POSITIONS ABOVE GS-10/WS-10 AND STATE HQ POSITIONS
 GS-09 AND ABOVE.
 
    1.  UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED