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U.S. DEPT. OF THE AIR FORCE v. FED. LABOR RELATIONS

No. 11-1281.

680 F.3d 826 (2012)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Petitioner v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1547, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Kamenshine , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas M. Bondy.

David Shewchuk , Deputy Solicitor, Federal Labor Relations Authority, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief was Rosa M. Koppel , Solicitor.

David A. Borer and Judith Galat were on the brief for intervenor American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1547, in support of respondent.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In 2006, the United States Department of the Air Force announced it would conduct a reduction-in-force ("RIF") at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. In response, the union representing employees at the Base—the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1547 (the "Union")—made several proposals about how the RIF should be conducted and asked the Air Force to enter into negotiations. The Air Force claimed it had no duty to negotiate...

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