Describes Black participation in the history, governance, and activities of the United Automobile Workers Union. Calls for organized labor in general to support more actively equal employment for Blacks and to make a greater commitment to economic equality and progress. (GC)

Southern support for racial issues has increased over time, but a gap persists between Black House members and northern and western Democrats, on the one hand, and southerners (especially southern Republicans), on the other. Region and partisanship thus explain the voting behavior of congressional representatives, even when their constituents…

Minority communities' survival is dependent on their ability to grow and develop economically as America moves into an age of computer technology and telecommunications. In order to do this, minorities must attain and maintain equal access to the new technology. (GC)

The National Urban League Black Pulse Survey found that Blacks who had been trained for jobs suffered less unemployment and had higher wages than the untrained. Significantly, job training support was mainly provided by the Federal government which now proposes to reduce funding for its training programs. (Author/MJL)

The academic profession is used to study the necessity and effectiveness of affirmative action programs. This is an area in which crucial career characteristics can be quantified and have been researched extensively over the years. (Author/AM)

One of the difficulties in assessing the affirmative action performance of colleges and universities is that data on the availability of minority candidates with advanced degrees is poor. (Author)

Studies of the relationship between employment and crime indicate that the stigma of a criminal record and the lack of preprison employment experience affect Black and White ex-offenders differently. Findings suggest racial discrimination and institutional racism are intervening factors in the failure of crime prevention strategies, particularly…

Assessment of employment trends for minorities and women in health care settings supports the hypothesis that discriminatory employment practices, particularly in the government sector, are directly related to the health status of racial/ethnic minorities. It is therefore important that minorities be given jobs in policymaking positions in health…

Essential to the success of affirmative action is the understanding that it demands sensitive interpretation and broad based support as a concept and aggressive, uncompromising execution as a tool. (Author/AM)

Affirmative action policies which specifically mention race generate controversy because of a misunderstanding of their history and intent. These approaches to ending discrimination against minorities in the workplace evolved slowly after alternative methods failed. They have been upheld by Federal courts and should be adopted at state and local…

The "Adams v. Richardson" case required states to redress inequalities in employment opportunities for African American faculty at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). Studies the impact of the litigation in nine states affected by "Adams" and finds evidence of some positive effect. Calls for greater court oversight of TWI…

In absolute and relative terms, black unemployment is at unacceptable levels. Both race and economic factors affect the economic well-being of blacks. The following aspects of the problem are discussed: (1) profiles of the black unemployed; and (2) racial disproportionalities in subgroups of the unemployed. (PS)

The Carter Administration's urban policy is weak with respect to the targeting of Federal assistance to those communities most in need of help, and ignores the problem of restricted access to jobs, housing, and services. (Author/RLV)

Two challenges to "Equal pay for equal work" are subminimum wages and workfare. There is no evidence that either two-tiered wage system would permanently increase employment. Instead the results may be (1) less union strength; (2) lower wages in general; (3) layoff of workers in the higher tiers; and (4) more discrimination against Black youth.…