Legal Opinion
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 1981No. 79-1056PublishedCited by 795 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented in this case is whether an employer held liable to its female employees for backpay because collectively bargained wage differentials were found to violate the Equal Pay Act of 1963 1 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2 has a federal statutory or common-law right to contribution from unions that allegedly bear at least partial responsibility for the statutory violations.
The relevant facts are alleged in the complaint filed by the petitioner, Northwest Airlines, Inc., against the respondent unions, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and the Air Line…
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