Legal Opinion
Suárez v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 2003No. 02-1261PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Luis A. Suárez has been an employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) since 1986. In late 1995, he was placed in a window clerk position, contingent upon successful completion of a qualifying ex-*791animation. He did not pass the examination and was terminated in March, 1997. Represented by the American Postal Workers Union (“Union”), Suárez filed a grievance. The Union pursued the matter to arbitration, where an arbitrator found that Suárez’s removal violated the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). The arbitrator held:
The Grievant shall be reinstated to…
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- Fant v. New England Power Service Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Brennan v. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Yohe v. NugentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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