34:0506(84)NG - -DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - - 1990 FLRAdec NG - - v34 p506

34 FLRA NO. 84

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FIELD
OPERATIONS, NEW YORK REGION
(Respondent)

and

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
(Charging Party)

2-CA-80006

DECISION AND ORDER

January 22, 1990

Before Chairman McKee and Members Talkin and Armendariz.

I. Statement of the Case

The Administrative Law Judge issued the attached decision in the above-entitled proceeding, finding that the Respondent had not engaged in the unfair labor practices alleged in the complaint. The unfair labor practice complaint alleged that the Respondent violated section 7116(a) (1) and (2) of the Federal Service Labor - Management Relations Statute (the Statute) by virtue of the actions of a supervisor in issuing a written reprimand to Union Steward Geraldine Robinson for alleged disobedient and insubordinate conduct.

The General Counsel and the Charging Party filed exceptions. The Respondent did not file an opposition to either the General Counsel's or the Charging Party's exceptions.

Pursuant to section 2423.29 of the Authority's Rules and Regulations and section 7118 of the Statute, we have  reviewed the rulings of the Judge made at the hearing and find that no prejudicial error was committed. The rulings are hereby affirmed. Upon consideration of the Judge's Decision and the entire record, we adopt the Judge's findings, conclusions and recommended Order dismissing the complaint. 1
II. Order

The complaint is dismissed.

FOOTNOTES:
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Footnote 1 

The General Counsel and the Charging Party except to certain credibility findings made by the Judge. The demeanor of witnesses is an important factor in resolving issues of credibility, and the Judge has had the benefit of observing the witnesses while they testified. We will not overrule a Judge's determination regarding credibility of witnesses unless a clear preponderance of all the relevant evidence demonstrates that the determination was incorrect. We have examined the record carefully and find no basis for reversing the Judge's credibility findings. See Veterans Administration, Washington,  D.C. and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas, 30 FLRA 961 (1988).