17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1644, 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8652 David Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division, a Corporation, and International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio, Silvergate District Lodge 50, an Association

589 F.2d 397 17 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1644 , 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8652 David ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CONVAIR AEROSPACE DIVISION, a corporation, and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Silvergate District Lodge 50, an association, Defendants-Appellees. No. 77-2180. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 7, 1978. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Jan. 16, 1979. David Watkins (argued), of Jenkins & Watkins, Inc., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant. Ward W. Waddell, Jr. (argued), of San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, * district judge. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge: 1 Anderson, a former employee of General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division ("General Dynamics") brought this Title VII action against General Dynamics and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Silvergate District Lodge 50 ("Union"), claiming that he had been discharged in violation of the religious discrimination provisions of Title VII of the Civil…