Brent S. Hudspeth, Esq.

               For the General Counsel

 

J. Alick Henderson, Capt, USAF

                For the Respondent

 

Thaddeus Wallace, President, AFGE, Local 1897

                For the Charging Party

 

Before:    CHARLES R. CENTER     

                Chief Administrative Law Judge

 

 

            On December 17, 2010, the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1897, AFL-CIO (Union/Charging Party), filed an unfair labor practice charge against the  Department of the Air Force, Air Armament Center (ACC), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (Respondent). On August 31, 2011, the Regional Director of the Atlanta Region, Federal Labor Relations Authority, issued a Complaint and Notice of Hearing alleging that the Respondent violated §7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute). On September 26, 2011, the Respondent filed an Answer in which it admitted some of the allegations, but asserted that it did not violate the Statute as alleged. 

 

A hearing in the matter was held on November 10, 2011, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. At the hearing, all parties were represented and afforded an opportunity to be heard, to introduce evidence, and to examine witnesses.  After the taking of testimony and evidence was completed, the General Counsel and the Respondent filed post hearing briefs and the record was closed.

 

On December 20, 2011, the General Counsel filed a Motion for Approval to Withdraw Complaint pursuant to 5 C.F.R. §2423.31(e)(1) of the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (Authority) Rules and Regulations. In the motion, the General Counsel states that the parties reached a settlement agreement upon the matter on December 19, 2011. As settlement of this case under terms and conditions amicably determined by the parties effectuates the purposes and policies of the Statute, granting permission to withdraw and remanding the complaint to the Regional Director for such action is appropriate.

 

 

 

Pursuant to 5 C.F.R. §2423.31(e)(1) of the Authority’s Rules and Regulations, permission to withdraw the complaint is GRANTED. 

 

The case is hereby Remanded to the Regional Director for further action as he deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes and policies of the Statute.

 

Issued, Washington, DC, December 21, 2011.

 

 

 

                                                                           _____________________________________

                                                                           CHARLES R. CENTER

                                                                           Chief Administrative Law Judge