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NAACP newsletters, Fort Madison Branch, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1967
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- 3 - nation can accomplish in changing the lives of all men in this great country of ours. We fear no man because our cause is right! Our pride, BLACK PRIDE, must be expressed and felt if America is ever to be purged of its' racism and lead the rest of the world in man's humanity to man. (FWJD, SAC, NAACP) DO YOU KNOW THAT... Discrimination is unlawful Discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Law. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will act on charges of discrimination in employment committed by employers, labor organizations, state and private employment agencies and labor-management apprenticeship programs. Charges may be filed by: Any person who believes he has been discrimination against in an employment situation. A Commissioner who has reason to believe that an unlawful employment practice has been committed by a company, labor union, employment agency, or an apprenticeship training program. The company, union, or employment agency is forbidden by law to punish you for filing a charge, for acting as a witness, or for assisting the Commission to establish the cause for the charge. You Have a right to complain if: Employer refuses to hire you when you are qualified for a job opening. Employer refuses to let you file application but accepts others. Union or employment agency refuses to refer you to job opening. Union refuses to accept you into membership. You are fired or laid off without cause. You are passed over for promotion for which you are qualified. You are paid less than others for comparable work. You are placed in segregated seniority line. You are left out of training and apprenticeship programs, AND... The reason for any of these acts is your race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Also, if employer provides racially segregated lunchrooms, locker rooms, rest rooms, recreation facilities. The Commission cannot handle certain charges: The Commission can handle charges concerning discriminatory employment practices based only on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. They cannot handle charges of discrimination, for example, concerning employment of physically and mentally handicapped, or concerning age, housing or schools. Where appropriate, they refer such charges to other federal or state agencies. They cannot handle charges of employment discrimination by federal, state or local governments, except that they can handle charges involving state employment service offices. After a charge is filed: The Commission will review your charge and contact you in mail or in person. the Commission investigates your charge and if it finds it is justified, the Commission tries by conciliation to end the discrimination. If the Commission fails you make take your complaint to court. University of Iowa Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives
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- 3 - nation can accomplish in changing the lives of all men in this great country of ours. We fear no man because our cause is right! Our pride, BLACK PRIDE, must be expressed and felt if America is ever to be purged of its' racism and lead the rest of the world in man's humanity to man. (FWJD, SAC, NAACP) DO YOU KNOW THAT... Discrimination is unlawful Discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Law. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will act on charges of discrimination in employment committed by employers, labor organizations, state and private employment agencies and labor-management apprenticeship programs. Charges may be filed by: Any person who believes he has been discrimination against in an employment situation. A Commissioner who has reason to believe that an unlawful employment practice has been committed by a company, labor union, employment agency, or an apprenticeship training program. The company, union, or employment agency is forbidden by law to punish you for filing a charge, for acting as a witness, or for assisting the Commission to establish the cause for the charge. You Have a right to complain if: Employer refuses to hire you when you are qualified for a job opening. Employer refuses to let you file application but accepts others. Union or employment agency refuses to refer you to job opening. Union refuses to accept you into membership. You are fired or laid off without cause. You are passed over for promotion for which you are qualified. You are paid less than others for comparable work. You are placed in segregated seniority line. You are left out of training and apprenticeship programs, AND... The reason for any of these acts is your race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Also, if employer provides racially segregated lunchrooms, locker rooms, rest rooms, recreation facilities. The Commission cannot handle certain charges: The Commission can handle charges concerning discriminatory employment practices based only on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. They cannot handle charges of discrimination, for example, concerning employment of physically and mentally handicapped, or concerning age, housing or schools. Where appropriate, they refer such charges to other federal or state agencies. They cannot handle charges of employment discrimination by federal, state or local governments, except that they can handle charges involving state employment service offices. After a charge is filed: The Commission will review your charge and contact you in mail or in person. the Commission investigates your charge and if it finds it is justified, the Commission tries by conciliation to end the discrimination. If the Commission fails you make take your complaint to court. University of Iowa Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives
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