United States DC Circuit

In an action to overturn an arbitral award in a dispute over which union was entitled to perform certain work at a U.S. Postal Service facility, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where, in light of the deference courts must afford to a labor arbitrator's contract interpretation (including an arbitrator's decision on arbitrability where, as here, the parties agreed to present that issue to the arbitrator) the court was required to uphold the arbitrator's decision in this case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2009
• Published 12/18/2009

Judges

• Before SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and GRIFFITH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ray E. Donahue, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant United States Postal Service.   With him on the briefs was R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Claire M. Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance., Ramya Ravindran argued the cause for appellant National Postal Mail Handlers Union.   With her on the briefs was Andrew D. Roth.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anton G. Hajjar argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee American Postal Workers Union.