United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.

This appeal considers the right of steelworkers to intervene in a Title VII employment discrimination action against their employers and union. Because the workers *452did not move to intervene in a timely fashion, we affirm the district court’s denial of their motion.

The United States, on behalf of the Secretary of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filed an action against nine of the major steel producers and the United Steelworkers of America under Section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. The complaint alleged (1) that the companies and union…