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Affirmative action is all about meeting a quota. IT is no longer necessary. Employers HAVE to hire a certain number of minorities, especially in the construction industry.
Affirmative Action: Twenty-five Years of Controversy
Time has not quelled controversy over policies of preferential treatment. First instituted in the 1960s and 1970s by employers and educational institutions in response to pressures from civil rights groups, federal legislation, and court rulings, preferential treatment programs seek to rectify the effects of past and ongoing discrimination against women and racial minorities. These programs are designed as temporary measures to increase the employment and educational opportunities available to qualified women and minorities by giving them preference in hiring, promotion, and admission. Toward this goal, some firms and institutions aggressively recruit minorities and women, others set numerical targets and timetables to raise the level of minority and female representation, and still others establish quotas to hire or admit a specified number of minority and female candidates.
again you are 100% wrong
QOUTAS are illegal in the US, this fact will not change
any QOUTAS a company sets up they are doing on thier own and they are breakign the law if caught, they can CALL it AA/EO all they want it is factually not true
Affirmative action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Law regarding quotas and affirmative action varies widely from nation to nation. Caste based quotas are used in Reservation in India. However, they are illegal in the United States, where no employer, university, or other entity may create a set number required for each race.[6]
AA is EO
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/aa.htm
Executive Order numerical goals do not create set-asides for specific groups, nor are they designed to achieve proportional representation or equal results.
and AA/EO is
The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Sorry, like i said you simply dont understand what AA/EE FACTUALLY is.
many people have programs that they call AA/EO but that doesnt make it true.
The fact remains colleges and employers have broken the law and been found guilty for having qoutas.