Legal Opinion
Luther Artis, Cross-Appellant v. Hitachi Zosen Clearing, Incorporated, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1992No. 90-3281, 90-3282 and 90-3369PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Luther Artis is a journeyman engine lathe operator. In 1982 U.S. Industries laid him off from his job in its Clearing division, as it had several times before during Artis’ approximately 24 years with the company. As the most senior lathe operator on layoff, Artis expected to be the first to be recalled when work picked up. In 1984, however, he discovered that other lathe operators had been recalled to work ahead of him, although they had less seniority. Artis is black, the other lathe operators are white.
Artis filed charges of racial discrimination with the Illinois…
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