A treatise, it is stated, on the responsibilities of unions with regard to Title VII and equal employment opportunity generally, analyzing the legal liability of unions and suggesting ways in which unions should combat discrimination in collective bargaining agreements, on the job, and within their own organizational structure. (Author/JM)

An exchange of letters focusing on affirmative action in higher education: the letters were written by Miro Todorovich, coordinator of the Committee on Academic Non-discrimination and Integrity, and Howard Glickstein, Director of the Center for Civil Rights of the University of Notre Dame, and formerly staff director of the U.S. Commission on…

Argues that the use of the long accepted principle of "last in -- first out" in making layoffs has eroded the improvements in minority and female employment, asserting that the employer must adopt the form of a layoff which shares the burden among all or a substantial group of his employees, e.g. by seeking volunteers or providing for…

A review of the use and abuse, it is stated, of tests administered to qualify persons for employment, focusing on their effect on equal opportunity, noting that most debates on fair tests use revolve around a conflict in value systems -- those which emphasize merit, and seek to minimize errors of selection, versus those which emphasize equality.…

Concludes that "the National Labor Relations Board has failed to use its powers to attack discriminatory racial practices. By neglecting the problems of black workers for so long while encouraging and strengthening labor organizations regardless of their racial practices, the Board has directly contributed to the severity of racial problems…