Legal Opinion

Lorraine Le Beau v. Libbey-Owens-Ford Company

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 17, 1973No. 72-1994PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

Appellants, forty-six women employees of Libbey-Owens-Ford Company (LOF) at Ottawa, Illinois, filed this sex discrimination class action under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 1 against LOF, the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America, AFL-CIO-CLC (International Union) and Local 19, United Glass and Ceramic Workers (Local 19). The claim was based on a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 16, 1970, in which the appellants claimed that LOF and Local 19 had entered into collective bargaining agreements which discriminated against female employees…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Gussie MICKEL, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE and/or Exide Battery Service, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  3. L. O. Koven & Brother, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation v. Local Union No. 5767, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
  4. Jamison v. Olga Coal CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1971
  5. Butler v. Local No. 4 & Local No. 269, Laborers' International Union of North AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  2. Perkins v. SilversteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Schnellbaecher v. Baskin Clothing Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel, Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  5. Eggleston v. Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union No. 130Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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