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60 FLRA No. 135
AFGE, Local 1013 and U.S. Dept. of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City, Mississippi (Murphy, Arbitrator) 0-AR-3907 (Decided March 9, 2005)
The Authority concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over the Union's exceptions. Under § 7122 of the Statute. The Authority lacks jurisdiction to review an arbitration award relating to a matter described in section 7121(f) of the Statute. The matters described in § 7121(f) include serious adverse actions, such as removals, which are covered under 5 U.S.C. §§ 4303 or 7512. Arbitration awards resolving these matters are reviewable by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, rather than the Authority. In this case, the Authority found that the claim advanced before the Arbitrator related to the grievant's removal.