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WATERS v. OLINKRAFT, INC.

No. ED-74-61-C.

475 F.Supp. 743 (1979)

Thomas WATERS, Jr. and John H. Rowland, Plaintiffs, v. OLINKRAFT, INC. and Local 266 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Arkansas, El Dorado Division.

June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Walker, Henry L. Jones, Jr., Walker, Hollingsworth & Jones, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs.

W. Dent Gitchel, Little Rock, Ark., Peyton Lacy, Jr., West Monroe, La., William L. Massey, Pamela D. Walker, Little Rock, Ark., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OREN HARRIS, Senior District Judge.

This action was commenced by complaint filed October 15, 1974, by plaintiffs, Waters and Rowland, as a class action pursuant to the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1866 and to 29 U.S.C. § 151. Plaintiffs allege discrimination due to race by defendants Olinkraft and the local Union, and lack of fair representation by the Union. The class sought to be certified is composed of black persons who are employed...

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