The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, American Federation of Government Employees Council 33, Afl-Cio Local 1061, Respondent-Intervenor. Federal Labor Relations Authority v. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California

16 F.3d 1526 145 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2584 , 62 USLW 2544 The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent; American Federation of Government Employees Council 33, AFL-CIO Local 1061, Respondent-Intervenor. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, Respondent. Nos. 91-70640, 91-70712. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 8, 1993. Decided Feb. 25, 1994. Bruce G. Forrest, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for petitioner Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Frederick M. Herrera, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Washington, D.C., for respondent Federal Labor Relations Authority. Mark D. Roth, Charles A. Hobbie, and Alexia McCaskill, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., for respondent-intervenor American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 1061. Appeal from the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Before FARRIS, NORRIS and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 A Department of Veterans Affairs…