Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 23, 1993, Nos. 92-70119, 92-70218 (United States Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Federal Labor Relations Authority)

REAL, Chief District Judge:

The UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL (INS) appeals the ruling of the FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY (FLRA) that the proposal of the NATIONAL BORDER PATROL COUNCIL, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1613, AFL-CIO (UNION), which would allow Border Patrol agents to wear bullet proof vests over their