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Volume 2, Number 1
FOR YOUR INFORMATION ...
In September the U.S. Conference of Mayors issued a report citing the effectiveness of affirmative action. The report assesses the results of a 121 city survey on affirmative action programs. The report, Affirmative Action Pro rams in City Governments found:
Implementation of affirmative action programs has contributed to increased employee job satisfaction... as evidenced by:
fewer employee grievances or complaints in 63 percent of those cities;
decreased absenteeism in 40 percent of those cities;
decreased employee turnover in 45 percent of those cities.
Nearly one third of the cities responding reported that affirmative action programs have contributed a great deal to improved labor-management relations.
Well over one-third of the cities responding reported that affirmative action programs have contributed a great deal to improved efficiency and productivity.
Ninety-eight cities (89 percent of those responding to the question) reported that their affirmative action programs have helped to identify better relevant qualifications for certain jobs.
Copies of the report are available from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for $10.00. Contact, Elynor Humber, U.S. Conference of Mayors, 1620 Eye Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 293-7330.
The Potomac Institute has released a report: READING THE SUPREME COURT TEA LEAVES ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: AFFIRMATIVE HIRING GOALS REINFORCED, which reviews the Court's recent affirmative action decisions. The report concludes:
The three decisions, despite the welter of opinions, permit the courts and public employers in particular to draw some helpful guidance as they design or approve affirmative action plans. As will be seen from the discussion of each case, affirmative action is very much alive, as are "goals and time tables," despite efforts of the Administration to denigrate most affirmative action plans as requiring "quotas" or "reverse discrimination."
Individual copies of the report are available from the Potomac Institute, Inc., 1501 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 332-5566.
Supreme Court Oral Argument Schedule this Fall
November 12, 10:00 a.m. United States v. Paradise, Paradise v. Prescott, 767 F.2d 1514, (11th Cir. 1985), cert. granted sub nom., U.S. v. Paradise, 54 U.S.L.W. 3961 (U.S. July 7, 1986) (No.85-999). The question before the Court is whether a one-black-for-one-white promotion plan imposed upon a state agency by the district court is permissible under the equal protection guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution.
November 12, 11:00 a.m. Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, Calif. and Service Employees Union Local 715, 748 F.2d 1308, (9th Cir. 1985), cert. _granted, 54 U.S.L.W. 3861 (U.S. July 7, 1986) (No. 85-1129). The question before the Court is whether an agency which implemented an affirmative action plan by promoting a qualified woman over a "more qualified" man runs afoul of Title VII.
December 3, 10:00 a.m. Arline v. Nassau County School Board, 772 F-2d 759 (11th Cir. 1985), cert. granted, 54 U.S.L.W. 3687 (U.S. April 21, 1986)(No. 85-1277). The Court will address (1) whether the contagious, infectious disease tuberculosis constitutes a "handicap" within the meaning of Section 504, and (2) whether one who is afflicted with the disease is precluded from being "otherwise qualified" for the job of elementary-school teacher, within the meaning of Section 504.
Conferences
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. is sponsoring a Conference on "Affirmative Action: Rights, Remedies, and Responsibilities," November 5-6 in Washington, D.C. Top federal and local government officials will discuss affirmative action with corporate EEO officers, advocacy group representatives, and labor law attorneys. For additional information, contact BNA, 2445 M Street, NW, Suite 275, Washington, D.C. 20037, (800) 424-9890 or (202) 452-4420.
The Children's Defense Fund's national conference, ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION: ACTION 187 will take place March 11-13 in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on policies, programs, services, and strategies for preventing teen pregnancy. For additional information, contact Evelyn Lieberman, CDF, 122 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 628-8787.
  
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