A review of the use and abuse, it is stated, of tests administered to qualify persons for employment, focusing on their effect on equal opportunity, noting that most debates on fair tests use revolve around a conflict in value systems -- those which emphasize merit, and seek to minimize errors of selection, versus those which emphasize equality.…

Discusses blacks versus whites, Spanish heritage families, American Indians, female workers, minorities and the recession, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Author/AM)

Reviews the issues which turned congressional efforts away from implementing school desegregation toward directly opposing it, focusing especially on the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1972. (JM)

Article presents testimony delivered at three administrative hearings on equal housing opportunities for the Spanish speaking held in Tampa, Dallas, and New York City. Topics such as housing, residential segregation, and outreach efforts are discussed in the introduction. (Author/AM)

A treatise, it is stated, on the responsibilities of unions with regard to Title VII and equal employment opportunity generally, analyzing the legal liability of unions and suggesting ways in which unions should combat discrimination in collective bargaining agreements, on the job, and within their own organizational structure. (Author/JM)

Affirmative action plans by employers can be required in three different situations. Under authority of Executive Order 11246, contract compliance agencies can require them as part of action to end discrimination. Under authority of 1972 amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can include them in any…

Describes a new plan which business and industry could help in to solve problems of urban racial minorities. (DM)

Concludes that "the National Labor Relations Board has failed to use its powers to attack discriminatory racial practices. By neglecting the problems of black workers for so long while encouraging and strengthening labor organizations regardless of their racial practices, the Board has directly contributed to the severity of racial problems…

Discusses the results of a sixteen year survey of collegiate and professional basketball in terms of several aspects of the athletic world alleged to be racially biased-recruitment policies, the assignment of playing positions, performance expectations, and rewards. (Author/JM)

The 1973 Act, which purports to promote employment opportunities for the handicapped, is reviewed and the enforcement procedure is described. The right of an individually aggrieved handicapped person to sue in Federal court ("private cause of action") is discussed in terms of the 1978 amendment. (EB)

A description by its president of the history and purposes of "Americans for Indian Opportunity," a national nonprofit organization governed jointly by Indians and interested non-Indians. (JM)