Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1981No. 79-3479PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Charles Christopher-and J. C. Luce, members of Local 540 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO, were employed as meat cutters by Safeway Stores, Inc., in the *469Tyler District in East Texas. Both worked in various stores within the District prior to their assignment to store number 508 in Tyler, Texas. A few months after their transfer that store was closed and a number of employees, including Christopher and Luce, were “laid off.” Christopher and Luce protested to their union representative that their seniority shielded them from a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by24 opinions
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