26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1647, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,169 Roald E. Tangren, William F. Cleghorn, John v. Fletcher, George R. Lane, Donald W. Hart, James W. Bonds and Robert W. Whitfield v. Wackenhut Services, Incorporated, a Corporation, and Independent Guard Association of Nevada, Local No. L, an Unincorporated Association and Labor Organization

658 F.2d 705 26 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1647 , 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,169 Roald E. TANGREN, William F. Cleghorn, John V. Fletcher, George R. Lane, Donald W. Hart, James W. Bonds and Robert W. Whitfield, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. WACKENHUT SERVICES, INCORPORATED, a corporation, and Independent Guard Association of Nevada, Local No. L, an unincorporated association and labor organization, Defendants/Appellees. No. 79-3796. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 5, 1981. Decided Oct. 5, 1981. Rehearing Denied Nov. 12, 1981. William L. McGimsey, Albright, McGimsey & Stoddard, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs/appellants. Kenneth W. Anderson, Los Angeles, Cal., Larry C. Johns, Johns & Johns, Las Vegas, Nev., argued, for defendants/appellees; Gibson, Dunn, Crutchen, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief. Alexander Prager, Mark Flynn, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before CHAMBERS and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and BATTIN, * District Judge . CANBY, Circuit Judge. 1 The sole issue posed in this case is whether a particular affirmative action program violates Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e…