Internal Revenue Service v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

706 F.2d 1019 113 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3006 , 32 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 569 , 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,646 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, FRESNO SERVICE CENTER, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent, National Treasury Employees Union, Intervenor. Nos. 82-7092, 82-7392. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 13, 1983. Decided May 25, 1983. Nicholas S. Zeppos, Dept. of Justice, Civ.Div., Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Robert J. Englehart, Lois Williams, National Treasury Employees Union, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Before KENNEDY and POOLE, Circuit Judges, and HATTER, * District Judge. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 The Internal Revenue Service, Fresno Service Center, (IRS) petitions for review of a decision and order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (the Authority) which held that the IRS committed an unfair labor practice in violation of the Labor-Management Relations Chapter of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. 5 U.S.C. Sec. 7101 et seq. (Supp. V 1981). The Authority held that the IRS was wrong in failing to give notice to the…