Legal Opinion
Bennie L. Whitfield v. United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 2708
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1959No. 17290PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Five negro members of an integrated union assert that their union, under the guise of equalizing job opportunities at their employer’s plant, negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that subtly but effectively discriminates against negro employees.
Plaintiffs-appellants work at the Houston steel plant of the Sheffield Division of Armco Steel Corporation. They are members of Local 2708, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, the certified exclusive bargaining agent for production and maintenance workers at the plant. The plaintiffs brought a class action against the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hughes Tool Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by23 opinions
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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- Local 189, United Papermakers & Paperworkers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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