Legal Opinion
James v. Marinship Corp.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1944No. S. F. 17015PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
This is an appeal from an' order of the Superior Court in Marin County awarding a preliminary injunction which, among other things, restrained, defendants from discharging or causing the. discharge of plaintiff, and other Negro employees because they are not members of a labor union with which their employer has a closed shop agreement, but which will not grant Negroes full membership privileges. The basic question presented is whether a closed shop may be enforced by a labor union together with an arbitrarily closed or partially closed union membership.
Plaintiff, Joseph James, is a citizen…
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