Legal Opinion
Golden v. Local 55 of International Ass'n of Firefighters
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1980No. 78-3267PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, who represent current minority male members of the Oakland Fire Department, appeal a judgment entered after a nonjury trial in favor of their union, Local 55 of the International Association of Firefighters, and named union officials (hereinafter “the union”). The union’s challenged conduct is alleged to be in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and of the union’s duty of fair representation under various state and federal statutes. Because the factual findings by the district court are not…
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