48:1224(130)NG - - AFGE, Local 2782 and Commerce, Bureau of the Census - - 1993 FLRAdec NG - - v48 p1224


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The decision of the Authority follows:

48 FLA No. 130

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

AFL-CIO, LOCAL 2782

(Union)

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

(Agency)

0-NG-2162

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DECISION AND ORDER ON A NEGOTIABILITY ISSUE

December 28, 1993

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Before Chairman McKee and Members Talkin and Armendariz.

I. Statement of the Case

This case is before the Authority on a negotiability appeal filed under section 7105(a)(2)(E) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute), and concerns the negotiability of a proposal obligating the Agency to allocate a reserved parking space for the Union's use. For the following reasons, we find that the proposal is negotiable.

II. Proposal

The UNION will have five (5) card keys. One will be for reserved Union parking under Building II and four card keys for the parking garage.

[Only the underlined portion is in dispute.]

III. Positions of the Parties

The Agency contends that the disputed portion of the proposal is inconsistent with portions of the Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR), 41 C.F.R. §§ 101-20.104.1 and 101-20.104.2, which, according to the Agency, establish priorities for allocating parking spaces.