John A. Roche and 21 Named v. United States Postal Service

RADER, Circuit Judge.

Mr. John A. Roche and twenty-one other postal workers appeal the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) dismissing their case for lack of jurisdiction. Because the Board lacked jurisdiction, this court affirms.

BACKGROUND

All twenty-two petitioners worked for the United States Postal Service in the New York Postal Data Center (PDC) and were eligible for preference as veterans. In September 1992, the Postal Service decided to consolidate operations at its PDCs, which included closing the New York PDC. In December 1992, petitioners learned that their positions…