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E.E.O.C. v. LOCAL 580

No. 712, Docket 89-6257.

925 F.2d 588 (1991)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOCAL 580, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL IRONWORKERS, JOINT APPRENTICE-JOURNEYMAN EDUCATIONAL FUND ... Allied Building Metal Industries, Inc., Defendants, Local 580, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers, Joint Apprentice-Journeyman Educational Fund, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn L. Wheeler, E.E.O.C., Washington, D.C. (Donald R. Livingston, Gen. Counsel (Acting), Gwendolyn Young Reams, Associate Gen. Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Johnnie L. Johnson, Gail Black, Paul Bogas, Washington, D.C., David Raff, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Eugene P. Souther, Seward & Kissel, New York City (R. Scott Garley, Michael P. Enright, Mark D. Kotwick, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Before KAUFMAN, NEWMAN and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 was enacted by Congress to eradicate employment discrimination based on race. Enforcement of the statute's provisions was widespread and effective in the 1960's and 70's and resulted in dramatic improvements in the unbiased treatment of non-white employees and job applicants.

In 1971, several labor organizations were charged with racially discriminatory...

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