United States Customs Service, Washington, D.C. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, National Treasury Employees Union, Intervenor

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Labor Relations Authority ordered petitioner, the United States Customs Service, to bargain with the National Treasury Employees Union over the Union’s proposal to delay the implementation of a new program to streamline the inspection of vessels arriving at Pacific ports. The Union proposed that the Customs Service forego implementing the new program “pending a study to be carried out, within six months, by NTEU to evaluate on [sic] the impact of [the program] on bargaining unit employees.” The…