43 Fair empl.prac.cas. 483, 42 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,917 Thanh Lucia Rathgeb v. Air Cal, Inc., a California Corp., Transport Worker Union of America Local 505

812 F.2d 567 43 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 483 , 42 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,917 Thanh Lucia RATHGEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIR CAL, INC., a California Corp., Transport Worker Union of America Local 505, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-2221. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 14, 1986. Decided March 12, 1987. Sandra Schultz, San Bruno, Cal., Thanh Lucia Rathgeb, Hayward, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Kenneth E. Ristau, Jr., William D. Claster, Peter D. Holbrook, Newport Beach, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SCHROEDER, CANBY and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 Thanh Lucia Rathgeb, a Vietnamese-born female American citizen, claims that Air Cal discriminated against her in employment because of her sex, race, and national origin, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e) and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 . After a trial to the court, the district judge entered judgment for Air Cal. We reverse and remand. FACTS: 2 Air Cal employs mechanics represented by the Transport Workers Union of America (the Union). Prior to…