Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Rath Packing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1972No. Nos. 71-1364, 71-1413, and 71-1430PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Two women employees sought relief against the Rath Packing Company and the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, A.F.L.-C.I.O., Local No. 46, under § 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), arising out of the Company’s alleged breach of a collective bargaining agreement. Their claims were that the Company failed to reclassify certain jobs to be equally available for women as for men. Alternatively, plaintiffs urge that the contract required the Company, because of their seniority and individual qualifications, to assign the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- National Labor Relations Board v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hodgson v. Local Union 6799, United SteelworkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Carl Johnson v. General Motors, a Delaware Corp., International Union, United Autoworkers (Uaw) Local Union 424, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Terrence J. Harrison v. Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Fizer v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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