62 FLRA No. 5

U. S. Department of the Navy, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida and AFGE, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2010, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2298, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 1380, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2053, AFL- CIO and AFGE, Local 696, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 1845, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 1566, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2244, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2172, AFL-CIO and AFGE, Local 2113, AFL-CIO, AT-RP-06-0020 (February 2, 2007)

      The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 1380 (Local 1380) sought review of the Regional Director's (RD) Decision and Order Granting Petition to Consolidate Units. The Agency had petitioned for consolidation of several bargaining units represented by separate locals of AFGE, including that represented by Local 1380. Based upon a stipulated record, the RD found that the petitioned for consolidated unit constituted an appropriate unit under § 7112(a) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, and the unit should be certified.

      The application for review contended that the RD's decision raises an issue for which there is an absence of Authority precedent and is based on factual error. The Authority denied the application for review after finding that it had addressed similar circumstances, and Local 1380 failed to demonstrate that the RD committed clear and prejudicial error.