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61 FLRA No. 29
AFGE, LOCAL 171, COUNCIL OF PRISONS LOCALS 33 AND U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, FEDERAL TRANSFER CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (Crider, Arbitrator), Case No. 0-AR-3974 (August 5, 2005)
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. In this case, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in § 7122(a).
The Authority rejected the allegations that the arbitrator was biased, that he failed to provide a fair hearing. The Authority also rejected the allegations that the award was contrary to law, based on nonfact or that it failed to draw its essence from the partiesÌ agreement.