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55 FLRA No. 24
U.S. Dept. of the Air Force 6th Support Group MacDill Air Force Base, Florida and NFFE, Local 153 Case No. AT-CA-60888 (Decided January 28, 1999)
The Judge determined that the Respondent did not violate section7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute by requiring a Union representative to request official time and to report to his worksite before and after using such time, without notifying the Union and affording it an opportunity to bargain over this requirement.
The Authority adopted the Judge's findings and conclusion that the General Counsel failed to establish that the Respondent changed a condition of employment and, therefore, no duty to bargain arose under the Statute when the Respondent directed the Union representative to comply with the official time requirement.