Legal Opinion
United States Postal Service v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 8, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-2683PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.
Edward Jackson followed a profane shouting match with his supervisor by pumping two (2) bullets through the windshield of the supervisor’s empty parked car. To no one’s surprise he was discharged. Incredibly though an arbitrator subsequently rewarded Jackson with reinstatement and partial back pay. Because the arbitrator’s award contravenes public policy, the collective bargaining agreement, the arbitrator’s own findings, and all notions of logic and reason, we reverse.
FACTS
Edward Jackson is a black male who served the Postal Service for 13 years as a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Muschany v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, Afl-Cio, Local No. 935-B v. The Nestle Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Griesmann v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States Postal Service v. National Association of Letter Carriers, a.f.l.-c.i.o.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- G.B. Goldman Paper Co. v. United Paperworkers International Union, Local 286District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997