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WHITFIELD v. UNITED STEELWORKERS

Civ. A. No. 9838.

156 F.Supp. 430 (1957)

Bennie L. WHITFIELD, Douglas H. Fairbanks, Willie Yancy, Jr., George Curtis and James P. Mills, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STEELWORKERS of America, Local No. 2708, Sheffield Steel Corporation and Claude Baldree (President of Steelworkers Union), Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

November 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dent, Ford, King & Wickliff, Houston, Tex. (Roberson L. King and Carl A. Williams, Jr.), Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Dixie, Ryan & Schulman, Houston, Tex. (Chris Dixie), Houston, Tex., for defendant United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 2708.

Butler, Binion, Rice & Cook, Houston, Tex. (George W. Rice), Houston, Tex., for defendant Sheffield Steel Corp.

INGRAHAM, District Judge.

This is a class suit brought by five plaintiffs for themselves and others similarly situated for declaratory judgment, permanent injunction and damages. Plaintiffs are Negroes, members of the Local Union and employees of Sheffield. The class suit is for all Negro member employees.

Plaintiffs complain of the Agreement of May 31, 1956, amending the Seniority Provisions covering employees of Sheffield Steel, claiming that such Agreement...

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