American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.

The National Border Patrol Council (“the Union”) petitions for review of an order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (“FLRA” or “the Authority”). The FLRA found that a firearms training policy change by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (“the Bureau”) did not have a greatev-than-de-minimis effect on the working conditions of bargaining-unit employees. Because the FLRA unreasonably deemed the change de minimis in its effect, we grant the petition.

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The Union exclusively represents nonsupervisory, border patrol employees within the Bureau, a division of…