Department of Veterans Affairs v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

McWILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

These two petitions were consolidated for briefing and hearing in this court because each involved the question of whether the petitioner committed an unfair labor practice by not affording the labor union notice and an opportunity to be represented at a “formal discussion” concerning a “grievance”, as those terms are used in 5 U.S.C. § 7114(a)(2)(A), between representatives of a federal agency and employees in the agency’s bargaining unit.

In proceedings brought under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statutes, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7135,…