American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1167 (Union) and United States Department of the Air Force, Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead, Florida (Agency)

66 FLRA No. 66                                           

AMERICAN FEDERATION

OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

LOCAL 1167

(Union)

and

UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA

(Agency)

0-AR-4784

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DECISION

November 22, 2011

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Before the Authority:  Carol Waller Pope, Chairman, and

Thomas M. Beck and Ernest DuBester, Members

                This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator Thomas M. O’Brien filed by the Union under § 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor‑Management Relations Statute (the Statute) and part 2425 of the Authority’s Regulations.  The Agency filed a