American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

Denying Without Pkejudice the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment; Denying Without Prejudice the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment; and Remanding the Case to the Original Arbitrator

I. INTRODUCTION

This dispute over an arbitration award stems from a 1997 action by Postal Ser vice officials in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to abolish eleven custodial positions at the local mail facility. Plaintiff American Postal Workers Union, a labor union representing postal employees, filed a grievance charging that defendant…