53:0267(36)NG - - NAGE Local R1-109 and VA Medical Center, Newington, CT - - 1997 FLRAdec NG - - v53 p267

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53 FLRA No. 36

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD

VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA

(Agency)

and

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES METAL TRADES COUNCIL

LOCAL 217

(Union)

0-AR-2816

(52 FLRA 1471 (1997))

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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

August 8, 1997

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Before the Authority: Phyllis N. Segal, Chair; and Donald S. Wasserman, Member.

I. Statement of the Case

This matter is before the Authority on the Agency's motion for reconsideration of 52 FLRA 1471 (1997). The Union did not file an opposition to the request.

Section 2429.17 of the Authority's Regulations permits a party who can establish extraordinary circumstances to request reconsideration of an Authority decision. For the following reasons, we conclude that the Agency has failed to establish that extraordinary circumstances exist. Accordingly, we deny the Agency's motion.

II. Decision in 52 FLRA 1471

The Arbitrator issued an award on October 10, 1995 (original award), sustaining a grievance alleging that the A