Legal Opinion
Kathy J. Smith v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 2006No. 04-3531PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On November 27, 1998, Kathy Smith was removed from her position as a mail clerk for the United States Postal Service (“USPS” or “Postal Service”) due to “unae eeptable misconduct”. Shortly thereafter, Smith filed a grievance with her union, the American Postal Workers Union (“APWU”), claiming that the decision to dismiss her was based on the color of her skin rather than the quality of her work. After a number of adverse decisions and related appeals, Smith and the APWU submitted their dispute to arbitration, which was concluded in favor of the USPS. Not satisfied with…
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