Legal Opinion
4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 257, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7647 Linell Long v. Georgia Kraft Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1972No. 71-1476PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we recognize the right of members of an all-black local union to protective transitional arrangements when their local is merged with a formerly all-white local, but we hold that such measures are inappropriate in this case.
For many years, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers, AFL-CIO maintained segregated locals at the Krannert Division paper mill of the Georgia Kraft Company in Rome, Georgia. 1 Local 804, with approximately 190 members at the time of the commencement of this suit, was all-white ; Local 805, with…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Sims v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Vincent Leonard Smith v. The Young Men's Christian Association of Montgomery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Richard B. Sagers v. Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Truck Drivers and Helpers, Local Union No. 728Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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