Michigan State University Extension
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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED159276 AUTHOR: Squires, Gregory D.
TITLE: Affirmative Action or Inaction? The Pursuit of Equal
Employment Opportunity in Cleveland.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 83 p.
ABSTRACT: This report documents the low economic status of
minorities and women in Cleveland by examining inadequacies
in the city's affirmative action plan, deficiencies in
Cleveland's contract compliance program, and
inconsistencies in the Federal government's civil rights
enforcement effort. Four major problems with Cleveland's
affirmative action plan are described: (1) the failure to
identify specific problem areas in Cleveland's employment
policies and practices which account for underutilization
of women and minorities; (2) the failure to establish and
implement action programs that would eliminate
discrimination against women and minorities; (3) the
statement of goals for only a one year period; and (4) the
failure of the city to devote sufficient resources for
implementation of an adequate affirmative action plan.
Underutilization is described as the biggest factor in
contract compliance deficiencies. It is stated that several
of the largest beneficiaries of city business employ no
minorities or women in professional, technical or
administrative positions and most do not employ minorities
or women at a rate that is even close to their
representation in the Cleveland labor market. Also noted
are inconsistencies in Federal agency grant requirements
and regulations enforcement. Recommendations for redressing
these problems are made. Appended are responses by various
Cleveland officials and organizations to the charges of
discrimination made in this report. (Author/EB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Economically-Disadvantaged; Federal
Programs; Federal-Regulation; Labor-Force; Labor
Utilization; Racial-Discrimination; Sex-Discrimination
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action;
*Employment-Practices; *Employment-Programs;
*Equal-Opportunities-Jobs; *Females-; *Minority-Groups
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