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Appropriate Arrangement

One of three § 7106(b) exceptions to § 7106(a) management rights. Under § 7106(b)(3) a proposal that interferes with management's rights can nonetheless be mandatorily negotiable if the proposal constitutes an "arrangement" for employees adversely affected by the exercise of a management right and if the interference with the management right isn't "excessive"(as determined by an "excessive interference" balancing test). See, e.g., American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 702 F.2d 1183 (D.C. Cir. 1983) and 21 FLRA No. 4. For more on this exception, see the remarks under management rights.

Appropriate Unit

A grouping of employees that a union represents or seeks to represent and that the FLRA finds appropriate under the criteria of § 7112 (community of interest, effective dealings, efficiency of operations) for collective bargaining purposes. Certain types of employees cannot be included in units--e.g., management officials and supervisors. See § 7112(b). Distinguish between unit member and unionmember. The latter is a matter of individual choice; the former is not.

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