United States DC Circuit
National Treasury Employee Union v. Federal Labor Relations Auth., 05-1405
In dispute involving arrangements between local union chapters and certain IRS regions, where the regions promised time-off awards to employees for volunteering for certain work, a decision setting aside an arbitrator's award favorable to plaintiff union is vacated as respondent did not address ambiguities in the agreements about whether they obliged the IRS to give awards even to inadequate volunteers, and moreover, the record evidence may be in conflict as to the parties' contemporaneous understanding.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/27/2006
- Published 10/27/2006
Judges
- Before: RANDOLPH and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States DC Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Barbara A. Atkin argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Gregory O'Duden and Elaine Kaplan.
- For Appellees:
- James F. Blandford, Attorney, Federal Labor Relations Authority, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was William R. Tobey, Acting Solicitor.