American Postal Workers Union Afl-Cio v. United States Postal Service, San Francisco Bulk Mail Center, Richmond, California

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

The American Postal Workers Union (the union) appeals from a district court judgment denying enforcement of an arbitration order. The district court determined that the arbitration order compelled the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) to perform an illegal act and was therefore unenforceable. We affirm.

I

The union brought this action on behalf of Michael Murphy (Murphy), a union member discharged by the Postal Service for participation in an illegal work stoppage. The incidents which gave rise to this action are not disputed. On Friday evening, July 21,1978,…