O c to b e r 29. 1986, P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r, P a ge 3
Conference Study Shows Cities Do
Better After Affirmative Action
M o re th a n n in e o u t o f 10 m a jo r c itie s h ave v o lu n ta rily esta
H u d n u t, c h a irm a n o f th e C o n fe re n c e 's S u b c o m m itte e o n C ivil
b lis h e d a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n p ro g ra m s to in s u re e q u a l o p p o r tu n ity
R ig h ts a n d a n a tio n a l le a d e r in a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n , sa id th a t,
in h irin g a n d p ro m o tio n fo r c ity |o b s, a c c o rd in g to a s u rv e y re
" O n th e ir o w n , c itie s a re c lo s in g in o n th e g o a l o f fa irn e s s by
p o rt re lea se d b y th e U S
o ffe rin g an e q u a l o p p o r tu n ity fo r e m p lo y m e n t to all o f o u r c iti
C o n fe re n c e o f M a y o rs .
T h e s u rv e y
in d ic a te d th a t c o u rt a p p ro v e d s e ttle m e n ts o r c o u r t o rd e rs w e re
zens
in v o lv e d in o n ly 11 o f th e 121 c itie s th a t s u b m itte d d a ta to th e
b e tte r jo b o f r e c ru itin g , h irin g a n d p r o m o tin g ," a nd d e m o n
C o n fe re n c e .
s tra tin g to o u r c itiz e n s th a t a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n a ls o m e a n s g re a
A lo n g th e w a y , H u d n u t said, c itie s w e re a lso d o in g a
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In th e s u rv e y , c itie s c re d ite d a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n p ro g ra m s
MRS. C’s
WIGS
w ith im p ro v e m e n ts in p e rs o n n e l p ra c tic e s as w e ll as b e n e fits
to c ity w o rk e rs a n d c itiz e n s
A ls o :
• T w o o u t o f th re e c itie s said th a y im p ro v e d r e c ru itin g p ro
c e d u re s
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• S e v e n ty p e rc e n t im p ro v e d h irin g s ta n d a rd s
• S ix ty p e rc e n t im p ro v e d p ro m o tio n s ta n d a rd s
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H a lf im p ro v e d d is c ip lin a ry p ro c e d u re s
ci«/;
• T h irty e ig h t p e rc e n t im p ro v e d e m p lo y e e p e rfo rm a n c e re
v ie w s
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M a n y c itie s b e lie ve th a t a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n is re s p o n s ib le
fo r im p ro v e d e m p lo y e e jo b s a tis fa c tio n
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E m p lo y e e g rie v a n c e s a n d c o m p la in ts d ro p p e d in 62 per
Betty Cifc'At P»op<••tcx
c e n t o f th e c itie s .
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W ig S t y lin g $7 50 AND UP
• E m p lo y e e tu rn o v e r w a s re d u c e d in 45 p e rc e n t
In a d d itio n , c itie s c re d it a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n w ith
im p ro v e d
C o m m is s io n e r D ic k B o q le h a s w o r k e d w it h M a y o r H u rl C la rk in en
(lo ng or spe cia lty styles s lig h tly higher)
la b o r m a n a g e m e n t re la tio n s a n d im p ro v e d e ffic ie n c y a n d p ro
s u r in q a f f ir m a t iv e a c tio n a n d e q u a l o p p o r t u n it y fo r B la c k o w n e d
d u c tiv ity .
b u s in e s s e s ( o r c o m p e t it iv e b id c o n t r a c t s w it h th e C ity o t P o r tla n d
M o re th a n h a lf a lso c la im im p ro v e m e n t in th e deli
v e ry o f p u b lic se rv ic e s a nd im p ro v e d p u b lic p e rc e p tio n o f c ity
s e rv ic e s as a re s u lt o f th e ir a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n e ffo rts .
P h o to b y R ic h a r d J
B ro w n
te r e ffic ie n c y a n d p r o d u c tiv ity in c ity g o v e r n m e n t.”
R ele a sin g th e s u rv e y in W a s h in g to n , In d ia n a p o lis M a y o r W ill
T he issue o f a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n in lo t al g o v e rn m e n t h irin g
a nd p ro m o tio n has b e c o m e a s e n s itiv e o ne in th e w a k e o f last
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with purchase of any Rebuilt 6 amp Kirby
re c e n t A d m in is tra tio n p la n s to c h a n g e
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