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BERGER v. IRON WORKERS REINFORCED RODMEN LOCAL 201

No. 85-6217.

843 F.2d 1395 (1988)

Jessie BERGER, et al. v. IRON WORKERS REINFORCED RODMEN LOCAL 201, et al., Appellants. International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Lieber, Washington, D.C., for appellant Const. Contractors Council/AGC Labor Div., Inc. John A. McGuinn, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Sally M. Tedrow, with whom James R. O'Connell and Ellen O. Boardman, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants Local 201, Apprenticeship Committee and Training Program.

Victor J. Van Bourg, with whom Laurence E. Gold, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant Intern. Ass'n of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers.

John L. Oberdorfer and John F. Dienelt, with whom Thomas D. Roberts and Andrew S. Newman, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Thomas W. White, with whom John Payton, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for amicus curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., urging affirmance.

Michael E. Kennedy, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for amicus curiae Associated Gen. Contractors of America, Inc., urging reversal.

Before: EDWARDS, STARR and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by EDWARDS, STARR and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves a class action brought by eight black construction workers alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1982). The plaintiffs charged that various requirements for admission to Local 201 of the Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen (the "Union") and...

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