William I. Roeder v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio United States Postal Service

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

This is a hybrid § 301/duty of fair representation action arising under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). See generally Vencl v. International Union of Operating Eng’rs, Local 18, 137 F.3d 420, 424 (6th Cir.) cert. denied, — U.S. -, 119 S.Ct. 168, 142 L.Ed.2d 138 (1998); Linton v. United Parcel Serv., 15 F.3d 1365, 1369 (6th Cir.1994). Plaintiff-Appellant, William Roeder, named two defendants in the district court below: his employer, the United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”); and his union, the American Postal Workers…