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57 FLRA No. 180
U. S. Dept. of The Army, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi and AFGE, Local 3310, AFL-CIO, et al, Case Nos. AT-RP-00038, WA-RP-00080, (Decided June 6, 2002)
The application for review sought to include in the bargaining unit approximately 177 employees that the Regional Director (RD) found were engaged in security work within the meaning of § 7112(b)(6) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The Authority affirmed the RD's Decision and Order.
The Authority concluded that NFFE did not demonstrate that the established law or policy warranted reconsideration. The Authority noted that an employee is engaged in security work within the meaning of § 7112(b)(6) of the Statute if the required tasks, duties, functions, or activities of the employee's position include: (1) the designing, analyzing, or monitoring of security systems of procedures; or (2) the regular use of, or access to, classified information. If an employee is engaged in security work, as so defined, which directly affects national security, the employee may not be included in a bargaining unit.