Legal Opinion
Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 1969No. 38PublishedCited by 438 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The 13 petitioners here, eight Negroes and five white men, are all employees of the respondent railroad, whose duties are to repair and maintain passenger and freight cars in the railroad's yard at Birmingham, Alabama. They brought this action in the United States District Court against the railroad and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, which is the duly selected bargaining agent for carmen employees. The complaint alleged that all of the plaintiffs were qualified by experience to do the work of carmen but that all had been classified as carmen helpers for many years and had not…
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3Cited by438 opinions
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