Senator Carper Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Exigent Ruling Friday, June 5, 2015 WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following reaction to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit exigent ruling: “It’s no secret that the […]
June 5, 2015 The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision on “Petitions for Review of an Order of the Postal Regulatory Commission” Below are excerpts from the decision: The Postal Service filed its first request for an exigent rate increase in 2010. The Postal Service claimed that the […]
The Postal Manager’s nearly 45 years of service could not save her job Below are the facts and decision (sanitized version) of the recent federal court case Jean Montgomery was a Customer Services Manager, a supervisory position, at the Englewood Postal Station in Chicago, Illinois. On April 2, 2012, Ms. Montgomery received a notice from […]
In 2013 the United States District Court granted APWU’s motion to vacate an arbitration award regarding the elimination of a injured on duty postal clerk’s position. APWU argued that the Arbitrator had exceeded his powers under relevant agreement by applying the doctrine of collateral estoppel against union . USPS appealed the 2013 judgment of the […]
Although this case was decided in 2013 it may still be interesting to PostalReporter.com readers. The Merit system Protection Board’s (MSPB) reaffirmed the decision of the United States Postal Service (USPS) removing Ms. Williams from her position as Manager of Distribution Operations at the North Metro Processing Center and Distribution Center in Atlanta, Georgia (North […]