Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit December 20, 1993, Nos. 1476, 1480, Dockets 92-7964, 92-6242 (Patterson v. Newspaper & Mail Deliverers' Union of New York & Vicinity)

JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

This appeal primarily concerns the appropriate standard for modification of a consent decree in litigation not involving a governmental entity as a party. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and a class of minority employees appeal from the July 30, 1992, order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (William C.