Legal Opinion
Cooper v. General Dynamics, Convair Aerospace Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1976No. 74-3151PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Appellants work for appellee General Dynamics (Employer) on a federal enclave in the Fort Worth area, where union security agreements are permitted,1 and once belonged to defendant union and its defendant local (hei •'after, collectively, the Union).
Appellant Kimbell’s employment began in 1950, when she was already a Seventh Day Adventist. In the early 1960’s, she withdrew from union membership on religious grounds. Appellant Hopkins’ employment also dates from 1950, as does his union membership. He joined the Adventist Church in 1954 and withdrew from the union on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Martha D. YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Robert Kenneth Dewey v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Dewey v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gray v. Gulf Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Herman O. Tooley, Edward J. Helt and Arnold G. Bakke v. Martin-Marietta Corporation, a Corporation and United Steel Workers of America, Local 8141Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace DivisionDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1977
- Howard Cooper, Rita Kimbell and Howard T. Hopkins v. General Dynamics, Convair Aerospace Division, Fort Worth Operation v. International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio, Defendants-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of DetroitDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1988
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