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 25 FLRA No. 5
 
 NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION, 
 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
 Activity
 
 and
 
 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
 MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE 
 WORKERS, LOCAL 830
 Union
 
                                            Case No. 0-AR-1171
 
                                 DECISION
 
    This matter is before the Authority on an exception to the award of
 arbitrator Edwin R. Render 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 consideration of the entire record before us, 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 contrary to any law, rule, or
 regulation, or that the award is deficient on other grounds similar to
 those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor-management
 relations.
 
    Accordingly, the Union's exception is denied.  /*/
 
    Issued, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1987.
                                       /s/ Jerry L. Calhoun, Chairman
                                       /s/ Henry B. Frazier III, Member
                                       /s/ Jean McKee, Member
                                       FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
 
 
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 (*) Contrary to the Agency's contention in its opposition, the award
 does not relate to a matter described in section 7121(f) and we confirm
 our jurisdiction under section 7122(a) to resolve the Union's exception. 
 
 
 

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