United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of a decision of the Federal Labor Relations Authority holding that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not have a duty to bargain over a union's proposed "Leave Swapping Program" is denied where the Authority reasonably concluded that the subject of how leave would be allocated among employees was "covered by" a pre-existing collective bargaining agreement between the union and the IRS.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/24/2006
• Decided 06/23/2006
• Published 06/23/2006

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julie M. Wilson argued the cause for petitioner.   With her on the briefs were Gregory O'Duden and Barbara A. Atkin.


• For Appellees:
  
• William E. Persina, Attorney, Federal Labor Relations Authority, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief was William R. Tobey, Acting Solicitor.