Stephenson v. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 100

Mazzarelli, J.P., dissents in a memorandum as follows:

On June 11, 1992, plaintiffs Albert Stephenson and Leroy Hodge were fired from their jobs as business agents for the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 100 (local union or Local 100). Stephenson was 64 years old when he was fired, and had worked for the local union for about 13 years. Hodge was 55 and had been employed by Local 100 for approximately seven years. Plaintiffs sued both the local union and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (international union) alleging age discrimination.

Plainti…