Legal Opinion
Columbia Local, American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio v. William F. Bolger, as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1980No. 79-1273PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
William F. Bolger, as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, appeals the entry of a preliminary injunction preventing the Postal Service from implementing certain changes at the Columbia, South Carolina Post Office pending arbitration. Because we conclude that federal injunctive relief was not necessary to protect the arbitral process that was available to resolve the underlying labor dispute in this case, we reverse and vacate the injunctive decree.
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At the times in issue the Columbia Post Office handled both preferential mail — first…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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