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LEWIS v. TOBACCO WKRS' INTERN. UNION

Nos. 76-1998, 76-1999 and 76-2199.

577 F.2d 1135 (1978)

Nora LEWIS, Elizabeth Bullock, Mary Carter, Betty Johnson, and Gertrude Moody, each Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellees, v. TOBACCO WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, an unincorporated association, Appellant, Philip Morris, Incorporated, a corporation, and Local 203, Tobacco Workers' International Union, an unincorporated association, Defendants. Nora LEWIS, Elizabeth Bullock, Mary Carter, Betty Johnson, and Gertrude Moody, each Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellees, v. LOCAL 203, TOBACCO WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, an unincorporated association, Appellant, and Philip Morris, Incorporated, a corporation, Tobacco Workers' International Union, an unincorporated association, Defendants. Nora LEWIS, Elizabeth Bullock, Mary Carter, Betty Johnson, and Gertrude Moody, each Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellees, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED, a corporation, Appellant, Tobacco Workers' International Union, an unincorporated association, and Local 203, Tobacco Workers' International Union, an unincorporated association, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myron D. Cohen, New York City (Edward F. Butler, Conboy, Hewitt, O'Brien & Boardman, New York City, Lewis T. Booker, Virginia W. Powell, Richmond, Va., Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va., on brief), and Jay J. Levit, Richmond, Va. (Stallard & Levit, Richmond, Va., James F. Carroll, New York City, on brief), for appellants.

Jack Greenberg, New York City (Barry L. Goldstein, Washington, D. C., Henry L. Marsh, III, William H. Bass, III, Richmond, Va., John W. Scott, Jr., Fredericksburg, Va., Randall G. Johnson, Hill, Tucker & Marsh, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Philip Morris, Inc., the Tobacco Workers International Union, and Local No. 25 of the Tobacco Workers International Union appeal from a judgment finding them liable for a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.

This suit is a class action1 brought by five black employees of Philip Morris. It is the second such suit in recent years, repeating many of the...

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