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discrimination and viola
tion of the C3vil Rights
Acts, Kaiser, with the ap
proval of United
Steelworkers Union,
started a program that
would increase the
number of blacks in skill
ed' craft areas. Kaiser, in
.its program, stipulated
that at least fifty per cent
of the participants would
be black, and the criteria
would include seniority as
a determinant of par
ticipants. Weber charged
that he was excluded from
the program while two
blacks with less seniority
were admitted.
Judge William Bren
nan's majority opinion
said that the Civil Rights
SAT., JUNE 30,1979
Act which torbids racial
discrimination in employ
ment was never intended
to outlaw voluntary affir
mative action programs,
but rather was intended to
assist minority groups
who had been victims of
discrimination in the past.
Brennon hinted that
some preferential treat
ment could be given
minorities, at least until
the percentages on the job
equaled the percentage of
minorities in the
workforce.
In bitter dissent,
Justices Berger and Rhen
quist charged that the
decision violates the plain
words and intent of the
civil rights law ban on
racial discrimination in
employment.
The Court's decision
was met with guarded op
timism, but was applaud-'
ed by labor leaders and -civil
rights advocates. . '
At a New York press
conference, Vernon Jor
dan said, "It offers a. ray
of hope that affirmative
action will become, an im- .
portant tool to forge racial'
equality in America."
Benjamin Hooks, Ex
ecutive Director of the
NAACP, called the Weber r
case one of the most im
portant of the decade and
that the decision by the
court dealt with the fun
damental right of labor
and companies together,
to adopt voluntary affir- ,
mative action plans that
would lead this country
forward.
Other responses from
labor and civil rights ad-1
vocates included responses
such as "The decision has
put the civil rights train
back on track," and "Its a
victory for labor and affir
mative action advocates."
- The head of the govern
ment's arm that is respon
sible for the enforcement
of equal employment op
portunities, Mrs, Eleanor
Holmes Norton, respond
ed to the Weber decision
saying "Employers , and
unions no longer need fear
that conscientious 'efforts
to open job opportunities
will be subjected to legal
challenge. To the extent
that there may" be
employers who may fear
that the Kaiser case
presented a true threat to
voluntary affirmative ac
tion, we believe now that
there is no room for such
doubt." Mrs; 'Norton, the
chairman i of the : Equal
Employment Opportunity
AdolJs Nqoddd f o"IJ of p C loan-Up -Sq u ad
By Marilyn Roaf -.
The West End Clean
up Squad began it second
summer ?( of operation
:- Monday? The group , is'
comprised ,of mostly eight
to thirteen-year , olds who
live In the West End Com
munity of Durham! They
, spend - each morning
sweeping the streets and
Commission, said that
employers should be rein
forced now that voluntary
affirmative action is a far
"safer course than to wait
to be sued, and feels that
the court in a single deci
sion, appears to have done
away with reverse
discrimination in employ
ment discrimination law.
; picking up trash. In the
' afternoons they relax with
arts and crafts, swimming,
and educational activities.
There is no charge to par
ticipate; v in fact . the
children are due to receive f
small stipends for. their
work. The stipends will be
provided ' by area .
r businesses, and churches,
which the squad will in
clude on its clean up agen-'
da. ' v.:,:
The Clean-up Squad is
the brainchild of Brother
Yusef Salim. He wanted a
project organized for the
children who gathered
around the ,. Sallam
Cultural Center ,of which
he is part owner. He put in
many patient hours with
the children on last year's
1 iL .
squad, ana praiseu inc.
young veterans at the first
meeting this - summer .for
their improved discipline
and sense of community
pride. ' ' . .. .-:
; This" ' year, however,
Brother Yusef is- being
pulled in many directions
operating his irtcreas-
"ment; sharing his musical
talent with and encourag
ing other jazz musicians in
the area and working with
community groups. His
concern for the children is
, not diminished, but his
energy is. No funds were
obtained to hire adult
supervision for the Clean
up Squad, although
Operation Breakthrough
has helped with a grant for
equipment and outings.
' EVinr lval tfmimi in thft
i vus iwaft kw"vi w
CETA Program will be
working with the children
part of the time. A couple
. of adults have offered scr
vices for a day a week or
for a speciaijjrpject. More .
volunteers are neeaea,
hoveveri to give Brother
r 1 1- ' J
I U2C1 a uicaft anu w va-
pose. the children to
diverse experiences. The
children have been asking
Brother Yusef all year
when the squad-; would
start, and they are infused
with energy for a busy
Slimmer. The group could
almost get'along on their
enthusiasm- alone, but
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