Association of Administrative Law Judges v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

GINSBURG, Chief Judge.

The Association of Administrative Law Judges (the Union) petitions for review of a decision by the Federal Labor Relations Authority holding that an employing agency of the United States Government need not bargain over a de minimis change in “conditions of employment,” 5 U.S.C. § 7102(2). The Union argues this newly announced exception to the duty to bar*8gain is both contrary to the terms of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. § 7101 et seq., and unreasonable in light of the Congress’s purpose in enacting it.

The issue, which we resolve with…