Legal Opinion
Raymond Woods, Jr. v. Graphic Communications Union Local 747/printing Specialties Local Union 380
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1991No. 89-35400, 89-35842PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Graphic Communications Union Local 747 (“the Union”) appeals two judgments of the district court holding the Union liable for racial discrimination against Woods and awarding fees. We affirm and remand.
I
Woods, who is Black, worked at the Kent plant of Princeton Packaging, Inc. (“Princeton”), from 1984 to 1988. The workers at the plant are represented by the Union, of which Woods was a member. Woods was also represented by the shop steward, Mike Floyd, and a shop committeeman, Darrel Burnham.
The labor agreement in effect from 1985 to 1988 contained an explicit…
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