Frank ANNESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Frank Anness was employed by the appellee United Steelworkers of America as a staff representative for over eight years before his termination effective July 31, 1979. Although he worked for a union, he was represented during his employment by another union known as the Staffman’s Organizing Committee (SOC), under a written collective bargaining agreement which provided for mandatory retirement at age sixty-five. He was terminated in accordance with this agreement despite his objections, one of which concerned the correct date of his birth, 1 the other the…