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They're Talking on Campus. . . about a finding that more than two-thirds of the public (68 percent) consider it unfair that, in some companies, employees who are hired as part-time, temporary, or contract workers get paid at lower hourly rates than regular employees doing the same job at the same level. A sizable majority in every demographic group agrees that such treatment is unfair, says the National Alliance for Fair Employment. Less than one-quarter consider this fair. One in five of respondents has personally taken a contingent job involuntarily, and an additional 13 percent have a member of their household who has been in that position. Find out more at www.fairjobs.org/report/poll.php. . . . about a brief filed by General Motors in the University of Michigan's affirmative action suit, defending the university's admissions policies as important to businesses that need a diverse work force. Notes the brief: "In General Motors' view, only a well-educated, highly-diverse work force, comprised of people who have learned to work productively and creatively with individuals from a multitude of races and ethnic, religious, and cultural histories, can maintain America's global competitiveness in the increasingly diverse and interconnected world economy." The brief was submitted in a lawsuit challenging the Michigan's undergraduate admissions policies. GM employs a large number of graduates from the university, especially from its business and engineering schools. |
