United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU), appeals the summary judgment which the district court granted in favor of plaintiff-appellee, the United States Postal Service (Postal Service). Stating that the arbitrator had clearly exceeded his authority under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the district court vacated the award of the arbitrator who had directed that a probationary postal employee be reinstated. Finding that the arbitrator exceeded his authority, we affirm.

OPERABLE FACTS

The discharged employee, Darel Smith, was…