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60 FLRA No. 133
Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia and AFGE, AFL-CIO Case No. WA-RP-04-0064 (Decided March 8, 2005)
In its petition before the Acting Regional Director (ARD), the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO sought an election to determine whether certain unrepresented employees wished to be included in an existing consolidated unit. In his decision, the ARD found the Union's proposed unit appropriate and ordered an election. The Agency sought review of the ARD's decision. The Authority denied the application, and directed an election. The Authority found that there was no absence of precedent for the ARD's determination that the inclusion of the unrepresented CSRs in the Union's existing consolidated unit resulted in an appropriate unit. The Authority also found that the Authority precedent as to community of interest did not warrant reconsideration.