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60 FLRA No. 18
U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C. and AFGE, Local 12, AFL-CIO Case No. WA-CA-02-0816 (Decided June 30, 2004)
The complaint alleged that the Respondent violated § 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute by implementing a permanent child care subsidy program without giving the Charging Party notice or an opportunity to bargain. The Authority dismissed the complaint holding that the Respondent did not violate the Statute by implementing the pilot child care subsidy program. The Authority also found that the Respondent's final proposal was enforceable as part of the parties' agreement, that the Respondent was not required to give the Charging Party notice of and an opportunity to bargain over the implementation of the permanent child care subsidy program, and that the Respondent was not required to bargain mid-term over the permanent program.