ROCK v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Nos. 72-1777 to 72-1779.

473 F.2d 1344 (1973)

Robert ROCK et al., Appellants, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, et al., Appellees. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION LOCAL NO. 974, AFL-CIO, an unincorporated association, et al., Appellees, v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION LODGE NO. 550, an unincorporated association, United Transportation Union, an unincorporated association, Appellants. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION LOCAL NO. 974, AFL-CIO, an unincorporated association et al., Appellees, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris J. Baller, New York City, and Robert Belton, Charlotte, N. C. (Victor J. Ashe, Norfolk, Va., Jack Greenberg and William L. Robinson, New York City, on brief), for Robert Rock and others, appellants in No. 72-1777, and appellees in Nos. 72-1778 and 72-1779.

James T. Turner, Norfolk, Va. (William C. Worthington and Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Worthington, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee, Norfolk and Western Railway Co., in No. 72-1777, and for appellant, Norfolk and Western Railway Co., in No. 72-1779.

Willard J. Moody, Portsmouth, Va. (Walton G. Bondurant, Jr., and Moody, McMurran & Miller, Portsmouth, Va., on brief), for United Transportation Union and United Transportation Union, Lodge No. 550, appellees in No. 72-1777 and appellants in No. 72-1778.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

These are three actions under the Civil Rights Act of 19641 instituted by the plaintiffs, both individually and as representatives of the class, and by their local union, to remedy alleged discrimination in employment at rail terminal yards operated by the defendant railroad at Norfolk, Virginia. Named as defendants along with the railroad are the local union representing the employees at the other terminal...

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