United States Postal ServiceDownload PDFNational Labor Relations Board - Unpublished Board DecisionsJul 2, 201207-CA-070056 (N.L.R.B. Jul. 2, 2012) Copy Citation UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE and Case 07-CA-070056 LOCAL 4881, AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO ORDER The Acting General Counsel’s Request for Special Permission to Appeal Administrative Law Judge Earl E. Shamwell, Jr.’s ruling approving an informal settlement agreement settling the complaint allegations is denied on the merits. We agree with the judge that the settlement agreement comports with the standards set forth in Independent Stave Co., 287 NLRB 740, 741 (1987). Therefore, the judge did not err in approving the settlement and his ruling is affirmed. Dated, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2012 MARK GASTON PEARCE, CHAIRMAN RICHARD F. GRIFFIN, JR., MEMBER SHARON BLOCK, MEMBER Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation