32:1231(164)AR - - IRS, Louisville District and NTEU - - 1988 FLRAdec AR - - v32 p1231


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The decision of the Authority follows:

32 FLRA No. 164

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,

LOUISVILLE DISTRICT

Agency

and 

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Union

Case No. 0-AR-1595

ORDER DISMISSING EXCEPTIONS

On August 3, 1988, the Agency filed exceptions to the award of Arbitrator Alvin Goldman, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. º 7122(a) and 5 C.F.R. º 2425.1. For the reasons set out below, the Agency's exceptions must be dismissed as interlocutory.

The record indicates the Arbitrator determined that the issue to be resolved was the Agency's failure to select the grievant for a Revenue Officer vacancy. The parties agreed to recess the hearing pending a determination by the Arbitrator as to whether policy statement P-O-4 is applicable to the case and whether there is a specific conflict between the collective bargaining agreement and the policy established by the Internal Revenue Manual for filling vacancies prior to a ruling on the merits.

On July 3, 1988, the Arbitrator issued a "Determination of the Controlling Standard for Resolving the Merits." The Arbitrator found that the grievance was arbitrable and that the A