A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED THAT A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE APWU ALLEGING THAT THE USPS AND THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) WRONGFULLY INTRUDED INTO THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF UNION MEMBERS CAN GO FORWARD.   U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DENNY CHIN REJECTED THE POSTAL SERVICE’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THEM BY THE APWU.

 

OUR UNION’S CLAIM THAT THE OIG EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY BY REQUESTING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM ITS MEMBERS HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT AND OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES.

 

APWU NATIONAL PRESIDENT BILL BURRUS, HAS PLEDGED TO CONTINUE OUR UNION’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF OUR MEMBERS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST ROUND OF WHAT COULD BE AN EXPENSIVE LEGAL BATTLE FOR OUR UNION, BUT WELL WORTH OUR EFFORTS TO STOP THE OIG’S POLICE STATE TACTICS USED AGAINST OUR MEMBERS!