Legal Opinion
4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1119, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7904 James Heard v. The Mueller Company, and United Steelworkers of America, Aflcio, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1972No. 72-1189PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
This is a Civil Rights action in which the Negro plaintiff-appellant alleged that his former employer, 1 the Mueller Company, denied him promotional opportunities by maintaining a departmental seniority system which perpetuates the effects of historic or traditional racial discrimination. This departmental seniority system was established by the collective bargaining agreement between the Company and the United Steelworkers Union. Under it each department within the Company maintains its own seniority system for the purpose of determining promotions and layoffs…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Quarles v. Philip Morris, IncorporatedDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1968
- Smith v. Universal Services., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAYES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Gillin v. Federal Paper Board Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
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3Cited by68 opinions
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Walton v. Eaton Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 837, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,968 George Ann Martin Held, Cross-Appellant v. Gulf Oil Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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