Legal Opinion
Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 1989No. 87-1428PublishedCited by 273 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
Respondent AT&T Technologies, Inc. (AT&T), manufactures electronics products at its Montgomery Works plant. The three petitioners, all of whom are women, have worked as hourly wage employees in that facility since the early 1970’s, and have been represented by respondent Local 1942, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO. Until 1979 all hourly wage earners accrued competitive seniority exclusively on the basis of years spent in the plant, *902and a worker promoted to the more highly skilled and better paid “tester” positions retained this plantwide seniority. A…
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