United States First Circuit

The legislative history of Title VII reflects Congress's intent to provide employees victimized by retaliation or discrimination with an additional statutory right of action wholly independent of a collective bargaining agreement. The district court thus erred in concluding that the CBA at issue furnished plaintiff's sole avenue of recourse for his retaliation and discrimination claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2003
• Published 08/04/2003

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Miguel E. Miranda-Gutiérrez for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arturo Luciano-Delgado for appellees American Postal Workers Union and Daniel Soto., David G. Karro, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Fidel A. Sevillano Del Rio, Assistant United States Attorney, Eric J. Scharf, and Stephan J. Boardman were on brief, for appellee United States Postal Service.