National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.

National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU” or “the Union”) petitions for review of a decision of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (“FLRA” or “the Authority”), wherein the Authority held that the United States Customs Service (“Customs” or “the Service”) is not required to negotiate over a Union proposal concerning the storage of handguns. Although the Authority correctly ruled that the proposal came within the exemption of negotiability for “internal security practices” created by 5 U.S.C. § 7106(a)(1), the Authority erred in failing to follow its own precedent in…