National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service and American Postal Workers Union

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) seeks enforcement of its order that the United States Postal Service (the Postal Service) committed an unfair labor practice when it refused to immediately stop deducting dues as requested by the charging parties after they resigned from the American Postal Workers Union (the union). The Postal Service and the union contend that the dues authorization signed by the charging parties is irrevocable for one year. We agree and deny enforcement. 1

The facts of this case are essentially uncontested. The Postal Service…