Legal Opinion
United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2000No. 99-1562PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HALL joined. Judge KING wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) are parties to a national collective bargaining agreement. This agreement gives the Postal Service the right to separate any probationary employee at any time during the 90-day probationary period. The agreement also unambiguously denies probationary employees access to the grievance procedure in relation to a separation. The…
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