United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD L. LEON, District Judge.

The United States Postal Service (“USPS” or “plaintiff’) brought this action against the American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO (“APWU” or “defendant”) pursuant to 39 U.S.C. § 1208(b) seeking to vacate an arbitration award rendered by Arbitrator Lawrence R. Loeb (“Loeb Award” or the “Award”) on the grounds that the Award violated the parties’ collective bargaining agreement and exceeded the arbitrator’s authority. On October 11, 2006, the Court denied APWU’s motion to dismiss. The APWU subsequently counterclaimed for enforcement of the Award.…