Legal Opinion
National Federation of Federal Employees, Fd1, Iamaw, Afl-Cio v. Gibson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 8, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-0960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting Plaintiff’s Motion For Summary Judgment; Denying Defendant’s Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Although registered nurses employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs generally enjoy collective bargaining rights, these rights are limited by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’ authority under 38 U.S.C. § 7422 to determine that certain demands are not subject to bargaining because they implicate “professional conduct or competence”- defined to encompass “direct patient care.” In the instant case, after a VA…
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