United States Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This ease concerns the duty of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“agency” or “INS”) to negotiate with its employees’ collective bargaining representative, the National Border Patrol Council and the National Immigration and Naturalization Service Council of the American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO (hereinafter collectively referred to as “union”), over a union proposal requesting that employees be given up to 48 hours to consult with a union representative before the agency can question employees about shooting incidents.

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