Legal Opinion
Ben ALLEN Et Al., Appellants, v. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 788, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1977No. 76-1542 and 76-1551PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Ben Allen and Aaron Rutlin, along with 13 other black members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788 (Union), brought suit against the Union alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,1982,1983 and 2000e et seq. Plaintiffs alleged that the Union failed to grant them seniority and other incidental rights guaranteed to them under various collective bargaining agreements. A second count alleged that the Union had breached its duty of fair representation under 29 U.S.C. § 185. 1
The district court, the Honorable H. Kenneth Wangelin, found the defendant…
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