18 Fair empl.prac.cas. 709, 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8676

583 F.2d 419 18 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 709 , 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8676 Bernard SMALLWOOD, for himself and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL CAN COMPANY, Local 1518, International Association of Machinists& Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 76-1896, 76-3306. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 6, 1978. Michael J. Shelley (argued), Rose, Klein & Marias, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Barry S. Willdorf (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before CHAMBERS, CUMMINGS, * and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge. 1 In 1974 appellee Smallwood filed an action against his employer charging discrimination against him and other blacks in terms of compensation, conditions and privileges of employment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq.) and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 , 1988). He thereafter filed an amended complaint joining appellant Local as a defendant and charging that it had…