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62 FLRA No. 52
United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3097, WA-RP-05-0077 (November 27, 2007)
The Authority granted the Union's application for review of a petition that sought to clarify the unit status of four employees -- two GS-14 Information Technology Specialists (Specialist 1 and Specialist 2), a GS-14 Information Technology Project Manager (Project Manager), and a GS-13 Program Analyst.
The Regional Director (RD) determined that the employees were not engaged in security work that directly affects national security and § 7112(b)(6) of the Statute did not bar their inclusion in a collective bargaining unit.
The Authority concluded that the RD failed to apply established law with regard to three of the disputed positions. The Authority concluded that Specialist 1, Specialist 2, and the Project Manager were excluded from the bargaining unit pursuant to § 7112(b)(6). The Authority denied the application for review in all other respects.