Appeals Court upholds firing of Postmaster for vulgar, sexual comments and misconduct

Over the next few days, PostalReporter.com will resume posting of legal cases. The United States Postal Service (USPS) removed an Oregon Postmaster based on a charge of unacceptable conduct, supported by numerous specifications of particular incidents. The Postmaster appealed the removal decision to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which upheld the removal. The notice […]

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 […]