Legal Opinion
Booker Gibson v. Local 40, Supercargoes and Checkers of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1976No. 73-3358 and 74-1923PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought this class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., against Supercargoes and Checkers Local 40; its parent, International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU); and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), an association of shipping, terminal, and stevedoring companies. Appellants charge that appellees discriminate against appellants and other black persons in the employment of “checkers” or clerks. The district court found for appellees. We reverse.
Clerks are employed to perform clerical functions…
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