Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23

Syres v. Oil Workers Int'l Union, Local No. 23, 350 U.S. 892 (1955)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: November 14, 1955
Docket: No. 390
Citations: 350 U.S. 89276 S. Ct. 152100 L. Ed. 78537 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 20681 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 96419 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 4301955 U.S. LEXIS 1469

Cited by 96 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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On petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. Steele v. L. & N. R. Co., 323 U. S. 192 ; Tunstall v. Brotherhood, 323 U. S. 210 ; Railroad Trainmen v. Howard, 343 U. S. 768 .

How later courts describe this case

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(reversing and remanding where the majority white union negotiated more promotions and better pay for the company’s predominantly white division compared to the company’s predominantly Black division)

Cecil v. Am. Fed. of St., Cty. & Mun. Emp., No. 2049/22 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Mar. 28, 2024)

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Local Union No. 12, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board368 F.2d 12 (5th Cir. 1966)
Ostrofsky v. United Steelworkers of America171 F. Supp. 782 (D. Maryland 1959)
Bennie L. Whitfield v. United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 2708263 F.2d 546 (5th Cir. 1959)
Local 13, International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n278 F. Supp. 755 (C.D. Cal. 1967)
9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1043, 1 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9659263 F.2d 546 (5th Cir. 1959)
National Labor Relations Board v. Sumter Plywood Corporation535 F.2d 917 (5th Cir. 1976)

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Cecil v. Am. Fed. of St., Cty. & Mun. Emp.No. 2049/22 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Mar. 28, 2024)
Taylor v. Giant Food, Inc.438 F. Supp. 2d 576 (D. Maryland 2006)
Farrow v. Henderson195 F. Supp. 2d 1320 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
Jacoby v. National Labor Relations Board233 F.3d 611 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
Shea v. International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers154 F.3d 508 (5th Cir. 1998)
Shea v. International Ass'n of Machinists and Aerospace Workers154 F.3d 508 (5th Cir. 1998)

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Authorities cited 3

Depth	Case	Cited by
	Steele v. Louisville & Nashville R.R., 323 U.S. 192 (1944)	1,026
	Tunstall v. Bhd. of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen, 323 U.S. 210 (1945)	320
	Bhd. of R.R. Trainmen v. Howard, 343 U.S. 768 (1952)	231

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