United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case involves an action brought in District Court by the United States Postal Service (“USPS” or “Postal Service”), under the Postal Reorganization Act, 39 U.S.C. § 1208(b), to vacate an arbitrator’s award granting a grievance filed by the American Postal Workers Union (“APWU” or “the union”). The union’s grievance was filed under a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between USPS and APWU, and it challenged the dismissal of an employee, Lorraine Daliessio, who had been employed by USPS. The…