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59 FLRA No. 170
NFFE, Local 951, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California State Office Sacramento, CA, Case Nos. 0-NG-2682 and 0-NG-2685 (Decided May 13, 2004)
These cases concerned the negotiability of three proposals. The Authority found that the proposals were outside the duty to bargain and dismissed the petitions for review.
The Authority noted that the right to assign work under § 7106(a)(2)(B) of the Statute includes the right to determine the particular duties to be assigned, the right to decide when work assignments will occur, and the right to decide to whom or what positions the duties will be assigned. Proposals or provisions that concern the assignment of specific duties to particular management officials affect an agency's right to assign work. The Authority further noted that proposals and provisions that require management to perform certain tasks affect the right to assign work. The Authority found that the proposals in this case affected management's right to assign work.