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58 FLRA No. 31
AFGE, Council Local 2128 and U. S. Dept. of Defense, Defense Contract Management Agency, District West (Bennett, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3571 (Decided October 11, 2002)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. The Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in § 7122(a). The Authority noted that the procedural arbitrability of a grievance is subject to challenge only on grounds other than those that directly challenge the procedural arbitrability determination. The Authority rejected the allegations of bias and that the Arbitrator exceed his authority.