Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating Engineers
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 71-2698PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION 335
II. FINDINGS 339
A. The Hiring System 339
B. The Philadelphia Plan 342
C. The Benjamin Franklin Programs I and II 345
D. Procedural History 347
E. The Delays and Contempt Issues Involving Abraham Freedman, Esquire 348
F. The Named Plaintiffs as of Certification 350
G. Statistical Evidence 350
1. Membership Disparities 351
2. Discrimination in Entry 352
3. Disparities in Hours and Wages 353
4. Referrals 355
H. Other Proof 357
1. Entry Discrimination 358
2. Individual Testimony 360(a) Samuel Long 360(b) Willis Fox 360(c) Robert Ahmad 361(d) John Dent 362(e) Elijah…
2Cases cited105 opinions
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- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Jessie Berger v. Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen Local 201, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron WorkersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Beresford N. Springer v. Gretchen SeamanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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- Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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