Legal Opinion
Sabala v. Western Gillette, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1975No. 74-2711PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This Title VII — Section 19811 employment discrimination class action2 involves facially neutral seniority systems in a trucking company employing city drivers and road drivers.
Western Gillette, Inc., a nation-wide trucking company, employs Oliver Sabala, a Mexican-American, as a city driver at its Houston terminal. Sabala brings this action on behalf of all Mexican-Americans and blacks employed as city drivers at the Houston terminal. He attacks the separate seniority systems established for city and road drivers under the Company’s collective bargaining agreement.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Parson v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- James G. CARIDDI, Appellant, v. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL CLUB, INC., and Robert M. Wachter, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Richard B. Sagers v. Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Truck Drivers and Helpers, Local Union No. 728Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- 13 Fair empl.prac.cas. 604, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,177 Louis Swint v. Pullman-Standard, Clyde Humphrey, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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