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WHITFIELD v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA

No. 17290.

263 F.2d 546 (1959)

Bennie L. WHITFIELD et al., Appellant, v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL NO. 2708, et al., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberson L. King, Dent, King, Walker & Wickliff, Houston, Tex., for appellants.

George Rice, Butler, Binion, Rice & Cook, Houston, Tex., for appellees Sheffield Steel Corp. and Armco Steel Corp.

Chris Dixie, Dixie & Schulman, Houston, Tex., for appellee Local No. 2708 United Steelworkers of America, and Claude Baldree.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and RIVES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

Five negro members of an integrated union assert that their union, under the guise of equalizing job opportunities at their employer's plant, negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that subtly but effectively discriminates against negro employees.

Plaintiffs-appellants work at the Houston steel plant of the Sheffield Division of Armco Steel Corporation. They are members of Local 2708,...

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