Legal Opinion
Irma BARGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1996No. 95-2643PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Irma Barge appeals the district court’s 1 summary judgment dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1994) claims. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Viewing the record in the light most favorable to Barge, the following facts have been established. Barge began her career with Anheuser Busch in 1978 and worked the midnight shift as a bottler in its St. Louis warehouse. Barge, who was a member of Teamsters Local Union No. 1187 (“Union”) and covered by the collective bargaining agreement, had a severe absenteeism problem. From 1986 through 1990, Barge missed I,310 work days. In…
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