09:0883(118)CU - 2750th Air Base Wing, Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and Local, F-88, International Association of Firefighters -- 1982 FLRAdec RP

 9 FLRA No. 118
 
 2750TH AIR BASE WING,
 AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND,
 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
 Activity
 
 and
 
 LOCAL, F-88, INTERNATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS
 Petitioner
 
                                            Case No. 5-CU-34
 
                    DECISION AND ORDER CLARIFYING UNIT
 
    UPON A PETITION DULY FILED WITH THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
 UNDER SECTION 7111(B)(2) OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT
 RELATIONS STATUTE (THE STATUTE), A HEARING WAS HELD BEFORE A HEARING
 OFFICER OF THE AUTHORITY.  THE HEARING OFFICER'S RULINGS MADE AT THE
 HEARING ARE FREE FROM PREJUDICIAL ERROR AND HEREBY AFFIRMED.
 
    UPON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE ENTIRE RECORD, INCLUDING THE
 PARTIES' CONTENTIONS, THE AUTHORITY FINDS:  LOCAL F-88, INTERNATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (PETITIONER) WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE ACTIVITY
 ON JULY 21, 1964, AS THE EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE FOR A UNIT
 OF ALL NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE PROTECTION DIVISION
 DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, 2750TH AIR BASE WING, WRIGHT-PATTERSON
 AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO.  ESSENTIALLY, THE PETITION SEEKS TO CLARIFY THE
 BARGAINING UNIT STATUS OF THE INCUMBENTS IN THE JOB CLASSIFICATION OF
 SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER, GS-081-08 (STATION CHIEF) BASED ON THE
 ACTIVITY'S CONTENTION THAT THEY ARE SUPERVISORS.  /1/
 
    THE RECORD ESTABLISHES THAT THE STATION CHIEFS ASSIGN WORK, ADJUST
 GRIEVANCES, DISCIPLINE SUBORDINATES AND HAVE EFFECTIVELY RECOMMENDED
 SUBORDINATES FOR PROMOTIONS AND AWARDS.  FURTHER, THE RECORD REFLECTS
 AND THE AUTHORITY FINDS THAT THE STATION CHIEFS DEVOTE A PREPONDERANCE
 OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT TIME IN EXERCISING SUCH DUTIES WHICH ARE NOT MERELY
 ROUTINE OR CLERICAL I