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| | Department of the Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Malmstrom AFB, Montana and Local 2609, American Federation of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | It is appropriate to continue to permit smoking in the current designated indoor areas because the base hospital's Bioenvironmental Engineering Services "surveyed" them and determined that they "safeguard nonsmokers from passive smoke exposure." Also, the absence of grievances over the current policy indicates that it is satisfactory to smokers and nonsmokers alike. |
 | | Having considered the arguments presented, we conclude that the parties have shown cause why the dispute should not be resolved on the basis of the Employer's proposal as modified. |
 | | We are convinced that, given the winter weather conditions at the base's geographic location, a third party may interpret the modified proposal to require, at a substantial cost to the Employer, the construction of a separate fully-enclosed, ventilated, and heated smoking facility for each building where there are smokers. |
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