Connally v. Lines

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs, white male over-the-road drivers for Transcon Lines and members of Teamsters Local 745, appeal from the judgment of the District Court entered against them in this suit for damages and injunc-tive relief under § 301 of the National' Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 185 (1970). Plaintiffs claim that defendant Transcon Lines breached its collective bargaining contracts with Local 745 by measuring their seniority for purposes of bid, layoff, and recall from the effective date of their transfer to the over-the-road unit, instead of from their initial date…