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 26 FLRA No. 71
 
 FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE
 Activity
 
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 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FEDERAL 
 GRAIN INSPECTION LOCALS, AMERICAN
 FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
 AFL-CIO, LOCAL 3769
 Union
 
                                            Case No. 0-AR-1224
 
                                 DECISION
 
    This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to portions of the
 award of Arbitrator John F. Caraway filed by the Union under section
 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute and
 part 2425 of the Authority's Rules and Regulations.  /*/
 
    Upon careful consderation of the entire record before the Authority,
 we conclude that the Union has failed to establish that the Arbitrator's
 award is deficient on any of the grounds set forth in section 7122(a) of
 the Statute;  that is, that the award is deficient on other grounds
 similar to those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor
 relations.  Accordingly, the Union's exceptions are denied.
 
    Issued, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1987.
                                       /s/ Jerry L. Calhoun
                                       Jerry L. Calhoun, Chairman
                                       /s/ Henry B. Frazier, III
                                       Henry B. Frazier, III, Member
                                       /s/Jean McKee
                                       Jean McKee, Member
                                       FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
 
 
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    (*) The Agency filed exceptions to other portions of the award.
 Those exceptions were resolved by the Authority in 26 FLRA No. 70. 
 
 
 

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