Raymond Woods, Jr. v. Graphic Communications Union Local 747/printing Specialties Local Union 380

Graphic Communications Union Local 747 (“the Union”) appeals two judgments of the district court holding the Union liable for racial discrimination against Woods and awarding fees. We affirm and remand.

I

Woods, who is Black, worked at the Kent plant of Princeton Packaging, Inc. (“Princeton”), from 1984 to 1988. The workers at the plant are represented by the Union, of which Woods was a member. Woods was also represented by the shop steward, Mike Floyd, and a shop committeeman, Darrel Burnham.

The labor agreement in effect from 1985 to 1988 contained an explicit anti-discrimination clause. Despite this provision, ra cial jokes, cartoons, comments and other forms of hostility directed at almost every conceivable racial and ethnic group, particularly Blacks, were common at the plant. The parties agree that many such incidents occurred in the area where Floyd worked. Floyd and Burnham made many of the offensive remarks.

Woods worked in an area approximately 100 feet from Floyd. He heard about most of the incidents through other employees. Over the course of his employment, however, Woods was subjected to several racial remarks and hostility, such as a karate chop by Burnham, a…