24 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1340, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,400 Samuel Golden, Milo Gaskin, Manuel Navarro, Ernest Robinson and the Oakland Black Firefighters Association, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Local 55 of the International Association of Firefighters, Its Membership, and George Rosco, Richard Cecil, Jack Doan and Tom Kenton, as Individuals and as Officers of Local 55 of the International Association of Firefighters, Hanley Ornsby, as an Individual and as a Former Officer of Local 55, and the International Association of Firefighters

633 F.2d 817 24 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1340 , 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,400 Samuel GOLDEN, Milo Gaskin, Manuel Navarro, Ernest Robinson and the Oakland Black Firefighters Association, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOCAL 55 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, its membership, and George Rosco, Richard Cecil, Jack Doan and Tom Kenton, as individuals and as officers of Local 55 of the International Association of Firefighters, Hanley Ornsby, as an individual and as a former officer of Local 55, and the International Association of Firefighters, Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-3267. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 9, 1980. Decided Dec. 2, 1980. Edward H. Lyman, Berkeley, Cal., and Ruby Udell, Stanford, Cal., Ballachey, Meade, Duane & Lyman, Berkeley, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Duane W. Reno, Davis, Cowell & Bowe, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before ELY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Plaintiffs, who represent…