National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether the Federal Labor Relations Authority reasonably concluded that customs officers endanger themselves by growing certain styles of hair, beards, and mustaches. Petitioner National Treasury Employees Union argues that the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must negotiate over three union proposals to modify CBP’s grooming standards policy. CBP claims that because these proposals would affect its right to determine its internal security practices, they are…