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57 FLRA No. 35
AFGE, Local 1502 and U. S. Dept. of The Army Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington (Lankford, Arbitrator) 0-AR-3843 (Decided August 18, 2004)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. Upon careful consideration of the entire record in this case, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in§ 7122(a). The Authority rejected the allegation that the that arbitrator exceeded his authority and that the award was contrary to law.