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DAWSON v. NEW ORLEANS CLERKS & CHECKERS UNION

No. CA-3684.

483 So.2d 249 (1986)

Betty DAWSON, Charles Jett, Geraldine Madding, et al. v. NEW ORLEANS CLERKS AND CHECKERS UNION, LOCAL 1497 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO and New Orleans Steamship Association.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gray, II, Jefferson, Bryan & Gray, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Betty Dawson, Charles Jett, Geraldine Madding, et al.

Victor H. Hess, Jr., Hess & Washofsky, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee, New Orleans Clerks and Checkers Union, Local 1497 Intern. Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO and New Orleans Steamship Ass'n.

Before GULOTTA, KLEES and LOBRANO, JJ.

KLEES, Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants instituted suit against the defendants, alleging employment discrimination on the grounds of race in violation of LSA-R.S. 23:1006. The trial court entered a summary judgment, dismissing plaintiffs' suit as to defendant, New Orleans Clerks and Checkers Union, Local No. 1497, of the International Longshoremen's Association (Union). The court held that the Union did not fall within the statutory definition of "employer."

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