National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

GINSBURG, Chief Judge.

The National Treasury Employees Union petitions for review of a decision of the Federal Labor Relations Authority holding the Internal Revenue Service did not have a duty to bargain over the Union’s proposed “Leave Swapping Program.” Because the Authority reasonably concluded that the subject of how leave would be allocated among employees was “covered by” the pre-existing collective bargaining agreement between the Union and the IRS, we deny the Union’s petition for review.

I. Background

The Union and the IRS are parties to a national collective bargaining agreement that…