Association of Civilian Technicians, Inc. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a straightforward question of statutory interpretation: Does the statute that gives federal courts of appeals jurisdiction to review decisions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority “other than ... order[s] ... involving an appropriate unit determination,” leave district courts free to review such determinations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act? Answering no, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of this challenge to an appropriate unit determination.

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