386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,209 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"
In National Labor Relations Bd. v. Postal Workers (C.A.8, 1980), 618 F.2d 1249, 1255, the Eighth Circuit held that "`[a]rbitrary conduct alone may suffice to establish a violation of the duty of fair representation' but that `[m]ere negligence, poor judgment or ineptitude are insufficient to establish a breach of the duty of fair representation.'"
Stating that the Postal Service is "a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people"