United Power Trades Organization v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

60 F.3d 835 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED POWER TRADES ORGANIZATION Petitioner, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY Respondent. No. 93-70827. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 17, 1995. Decided May 23, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The United Power Trades Organization (Union) contests a determination by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) that a bargaining proposal regarding license fees conflicted with federal law or a government-wide rule or regulation and was therefore non-negotiable under section 7117(a)(1) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Statute Act. Background 3 During collective bargaining between the Union and the United States Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers (Army), the Union sought to negotiate with the Army over the following proposal: 4 The Agency shall reimburse bargaining unit employees for any license fees they…