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57 FLRA No. 80
U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. and AFGE, Local 12 (Clark, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3420 (Decided July 31, 2001)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. After careful consideration of the entire record in this case, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exception and set forth in § 7122(a). The Authority rejected the allegation that the was deficient as failing to draw its essence from the parties' collective bargaining agreement.