Legal Opinion
Musicians' Protective Union Local No. 274 v. American Federation of Musicians of the United States & Canada
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1971No. Civ. A. 71-809PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.
This case presents the question of whether an international union can expel from its ranks a local affiliate, whose membership is predominantly black, because the local refuses to accede to an order by the International requiring it to merge with another local whose membership is almost totally white, so as to eliminate the vestige's of dual unionism based upon race in a particular geographical area. The term “dual unionism” refers to the existence of two local unions with identical terriitorial and work jurisdiction.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Local No. 1 (Aca), Etc. v. Ibt, C., W. & H.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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