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Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964- Seniority Provisions Of Union Collective Bargaining Agreement Held Controlling Over Eeoc Affirmative Action Hiring Program. Jersey Central Power & Light Co. V. Local 327, Ibew, 508 F.2d 687 (3d Cir. 1975)., Ira E. Goldberg
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Plaintiff, Jersey Central Power & Light Company (Jersey Central), a large public utility, was economically forced to announce a series of plant wide layoffs. The collective bargaining agreement in force between Jersey Central and various unions required that layoffs be conducted in reverse order of seniority, i.e., the last person hired is the first person to be fired. A conciliation agreement among Jersey Central, the unions and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) called for the company to begin an affirmative action program designed to increase employment opportunities for women and minority workers. Plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment in …
A City In Terror. By Francis Russell. New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1975. Pp. 256. $10.00., Joseph R. Crowley
A City In Terror. By Francis Russell. New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1975. Pp. 256. $10.00., Joseph R. Crowley
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In the past decade, the greatest phenomena in the field of labor relations in the United States has been the rapid growth of the organization of public employees into structures for collective bargaining. Today's public employees have obviously concluded that enhancement of terms and conditions of employment can only be achieved through the negotiating process. The posture of public employees was in 1919 (the time period dealt with by Russell) an unthinkable concept insofar as it impinged upon the sovereignty of government. Moreover, it was deemed at that time that public employees were public servants who had no right to …