1. General Bldg. Contractors Ass'n v. Pa., No. 81-280 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 3, 1982, Argued , June 29, 1982, Decided ** Together with No. 81-330, United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. v. Pennsylvania et al.; No. 81-331, Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania et al. v. Pennsylvania et al.; No. 81-332, Glasgow, Inc. v. Pennsylvania et al.; and No. 81-333, Bechtel Power Corp. v. Pennsylvania et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: Racial minorities who sought work as operating engineers in the construction industry failed to prove intent to discriminate on the part of contractors. Liability could not be imposed vicariously on contractors for a union's discriminatory conduct.
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