Appeals Court Sets Schedule For USPS Appeal Of PRC’s Denial Of Rate Increase

The U.S. Postal Service on October 22, 2010 appealed the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission denying the Postal Service exigent price request. According to court records: The United States Postal Service hereby petitions this Court for review of Order Number 547 of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), issued on September 30, 2010, […]

Court: Postal Worker’s Vulgar Language is Sufficient Grounds for Removal

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, issued a startling decision on June 16, 2010, in Jeunes v. Potter.  The Court upheld the removal of a postal employee who “admits that he used profanity during a verbal altercation with a co-worker on October 26, 2007, conduct clearly proscribed by the zero tolerance policy.”  The Court […]

APWU To Appeal District Court Decision On Address Management System Work

Fr: Greg Bell, Director Industrial Relations Date: June 1, 2010 Re: Decision of Federal District Court on Address Management System Work Enclosed you will find a copy of a recent decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia regarding the enforceability of a 2003 award by Arbitrator Snow in which he ruled […]