Legal Opinion
Vicksburg Firefighters Association, Local 1686 International Association of Firefighters, Afl-Cio, Clc v. City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1985No. 84-4126PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this civil rights case, plaintiffs seek, inter alia, to enjoin the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, from giving force and effect to a municipal resolution prohibiting captains of the Vicksburg Fire Department from belonging to a union or labor organization having in its membership rank-and-file firefighters of that department. The district court refused to issue the injunction on the ground that captains in the Vicksburg Fire Department are supervisors with interests adverse to those of the lesser-ranked firefighters and that therefore the prohibition against…
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