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55 FLRA No. 175
AFGE, Local 1302 Council of Prison Locals C-33 and U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Florence, Colorado, Case No. 0-NG-2484 (Decided November 18, 1999)
This case concerned the negotiability of one proposal regarding the assignment of overtime. The Authority found that the proposal was outside the duty to bargain because it was inconsistent with management's right to assign work under section 7106(a)(2)(B) of the Statute.
The Authority noted that the proposal in this case required the Agency, in all circumstances except emergencies, to assign employees to maintain coverage at staffed posts on an overtime basis prior to leaving such posts unstaffed. The proposal prevented the agency from determining when work assignments would occur, as well as when overtime would be assigned. Accordingly, the proposal was found to affect management's right to assign work under section 7106(a)(2)(B) of the Statute.