73 FLRA No. 115
AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
LOCAL 1858
(Union)
and
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY
CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE
REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA
(Agency)
0‑AR‑5871
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ORDER DISMISSING EXCEPTIONS
July 6, 2023
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Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko, Member
This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator Kenneth Starr filed by the Union under § 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor‑Management Relations Statute[1] and part 2425 of the Authority’s Regulations.[2] The Agency filed an opposition to the Union’s exceptions.
We have determined that this case is appropriate for issuance as an expedited, abbreviated decision under § 2425.7 of the Authority’s Regulations.[3]
The Union’s exceptions do not raise a recognized ground for review listed in § 2425.6(a)‑(c) of the Authority’s Regulations[4] and do not otherwise demonstrate a legally recognized basis for setting aside the award. Therefore, we dismiss the exceptions under § 2425.6(e)(1) of the Authority’s Regulations.[5]
[1] 5 U.S.C. § 7122(a).
[2] 5 C.F.R. pt. 2425.
[3] Id. § 2425.7 (“Even absent a [party’s] request, the Authority may issue expedited, abbreviated decisions in appropriate cases.”).
[4] Id. § 2425.6(a)-(c).
[5] Id. § 2425.6(e)(1); see also AFGE, Loc. 2272, 67 FLRA 335, 335 n.2 (2014) (exceptions are subject to dismissal under § 2425.6(e)(1) of the Authority’s Regulations if they fail to raise a recognized ground for review or, in the case of exceptions based on private-sector grounds not currently recognized by the Authority, if they provide insufficient citation to legal authority establishing the grounds upon which the party filed its exceptions) (citing AFGE, Loc. 3955, Council of Prison Locs. 33, 65 FLRA 887, 889 (2011)).