12:0172(41)NG - NFFE Local 943 and Air Force, Technical Training Center, Keesler AFB, MS -- 1983 FLRAdec NG

 12 FLRA No. 41
 
 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL
 EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 943
 Union
 
 and
 
 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER
 KESSLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI
 Agency
 
                                            Case No. O-NG-556
 
                 DECISION AND ORDER ON NEGOTIABILITY ISSUE
 
    This case comes before the Federal Labor Relations Authority pursuant
 to section 7105(a)(2)(E) of the Federal Service Labor-Management
 Relations Statute (Statute) and raises the question of the negotiability
 of the following Union proposal:
 
          Section 1.  It is the desire of both management and the Union
       that a viable promotion evaluation pattern hereinafter called PEP,
       exist for the mutual benefit of both management and labor.  To
       assure that a viable PEP exists, a Joint Union/Management PEP
       Committee shall be established to study, make ground rules, and
       procedures for fulfilling the functions of establishing standards
       and guidelines in regards to the primary ranking factors relating
       to the PEP for promotion of GS-9 to GS-11, GS-11 to GS-12, and
       GS-12 to GS-13 in the 1712 series in the Technical Training
       School.  This committee shall consist of 11 members, one of whom
       shall serve as chairman.  Five of the members shall be selected by
       the employer and five of the members shall be selected by the
       Union.  The non-voting chairman shall be selected by the Union.
       Actions of the committee will be forwarded to the COP for
       authentication for conformance with applicable laws and
       establishment of implementation procedures.  Technical advisors
       without vote can be selected and used by management and/or the
       Union.
 
    Upon careful consideration of the entire record, including the
 contentions of the parties,