13:0176(37)NG - NFFE Local 1669 and Arkansas Air NG -- 1983 FLRAdec NG

 13 FLRA No. 37
 
 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1669
 Union
 
 and
 
 ARKANSAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
 Agency
 
                                            Case No. O-NG-575
 
                DECISION AND ORDER ON NEGOTIABILITY ISSUES
 
    This petition for review comes before the Federal Labor Relations
 Authority (the Authority) pursuant to section 7105(a)(2)(D) and (E) of
 the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute) and
 raises the question of the negotiability of two Union proposals.  Upon
 careful consideration of the entire record, including the parties'
 contentions, the Authority makes the following determinations.
 
                             Union Proposal 1
 
          Military uniforms are not required to be worn by technician
       employees while traveling in a civilian TDY status.
 
    The Agency disputes the negotiability of this proposal only to the
 extent that it would apply to aircrew members on military aircraft who
 are required to wear the military uniform.  The Union states, consistent
 with the language of the proposal, that it is intended to apply only to
 passengers and not to crew members.  Accordingly, the Authority views
 the dispute between the parties with respect to Union Proposal 1 as
 having been rendered moot.
 
                             Union Proposal 2
 
          Orders will reflect only civilian grade of the employee on all
       civilian travel orders.
 
    The Union states without contradiction that the precise purpose and
 practical effect of the proposal is to assure that technicians are
 assigned quarters based on their civilian grade as contrasted to their
 military grade because it will result in more desirable assignments.
 
    The Agency states that two National Guard Bureau (NGB) regulations--
 Technician Personnel Regulation (TPR) 900(935.1) /1/ and Air National
 Guard Regulation (ANGR) 90-1 /2/ -- require such