Darrell D. McNair v. United States Postal Service

Darrell McNair, a former postal worker, alleges that the United States Postal Service wrongfully terminated his employment in violation of the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with McNair’s union, the National Association of Letter Carriers. He filed this suit, notwithstanding an arbitrator’s decision that his employment had been terminated for just cause, seeking reinstatement and backpay from the date of termination. We hold that McNair lacks standing to attack the arbi trator’s decision and that, although the district court should not have granted summary judgment, the case was…