FYI



>-----Original Message-----

>From: info at workingforamerica.org [mailto:info at workingforamerica.org]

>Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:01 AM

>To: Parker, James

>Subject: Testing for fairness

>

>At its 50th Convention in July, the AFL-CIO went on record stating that 

>the union movement must represent and fight for "a model of openness, 

>fairness and opportunity."  Nowhere is that more important than in 

>insuring that union-sponsored occupational education and training programs 

>don't inadvertently "bar the door" to good, family-sustaining union jobs 

>for qualified applicants. To help unions, employers and training providers 

>meet the proper and non-discriminatory standards for work-related testing, 

>the Working for America Institute has just posted a new paper at 

>www.workingforamerica.org : "Promoting Diversity Means Testing The 

>Employment Tests".

>

>This paper--although not a substitute for good legal advice-- advises 

>program operators and program sponsors on how to craft, evaluate, and 

>apply test results properly to ensure that unions and their training 

>partners contribute to promoting diversity and eliminating inequity.

>

>Please take a moment to look at "Promoting Diversity. . ." And do let us 

>know whether you find it useful. (If you would prefer to receive a copy of 

>the paper in hard copy, just let us know by replying to this email.  There 

>will be a small copying and handling fee.)