Federal Employees Metal Trades Council, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Department of the Navy, Intervenor-Respondent. American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1533 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Department of the Navy, Intervenor-Respondent

778 F.2d 1429 121 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2150 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES METAL TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent, Department of the Navy, Intervenor-Respondent. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1533, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent, Department of the Navy, Intervenor-Respondent. Nos. 85-7039, 85-7050. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1985. Decided Dec. 20, 1985. David A. Rosenfeld, San Francisco, Cal., Joe Goldberg, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Steven H. Svartz, William R. Tobey, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Petitions for Review of Orders of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Before GOODWIN, NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 In these consolidated cases, the Federal Employees Metal Trades Council and the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1533 (the Unions), who represent civilian employees at two naval installations, appeal the determination of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) that distributing paychecks is a method or means of performing work. The FLRA's decision in effect constituted a…