Legal Opinion
Allen C. Kaiser v. United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1990No. 89-1897PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, a postal worker, was treated as a new hire when he sought reassignment from an urban letter-carrier route to a rural route. He claims his wages were wrongfully reduced when he was transferred to the rural route. Appellant sued his union, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA), under 39 U.S.C. § 1208(b), alleging that it breached its duty of fair representation. He also sued the United States Postal Service, claiming that he had an implied right of action under 39 U.S.C. § 1006, which establishes career postal employees’ right of transfer. The…
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