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3. Finally racial discrimina-
ton in employment must be
eliminated.
Denial Of the right to work
is unfair, regardless Of its vic-
tim. 1t is doubly unfair to
throw its burden on an indi-
vidual because of his race or
color. Men who served side
by side with each other on the
field Of battle should have no
difficulty working side by side
on an assembly line or con-
struction project.
Therefore, to combat this
evil in all parts Of the country.
A. The Committee on Equal
Employment Opportunity, I'M
der the Craftsmanship Of the
Vice President, should be given
a permanent statutory basis,
assuring it of adequate financ-
ing and enforcement proce-
dures. That committee is now
stepping up its efforts to re-
move racial barriers in the
hiring practices of Federal de-
| partments. agencies and Fed
eral contractors, covering a
total Of some 20 million en-
Iployes and the Nations major
employers. ! have requested 9
company-by company, plant
Eggplant, union-by-union re-
port to assure the Implements
ton Of this policy.
B. ! will shortly issue an ex-
ecutive order extending the au-
thority of the Committee on
Equal Employment Opportu-
nifty to include the construction
Of buildings and other facilities
undertaken wholly or in part
as a result of Federal grant-in-
aid programs.
c. I hVve directed that all
Federal construction programs
be reviewed to prevent any ra-
cial discrimination in hiring
practices. either directly in the
rejection of presently available
qualified Negro workers or in
directly by the exclusion of
Negro applicants for appren-
ticeship training.
d. I have directed the Secre-
tary Of Labor. in the conduct Of
his duties under the Federal
Apprenticeship Act and Ex-
ecutive Order No. 1925, to re-
quire tina the admission OF
young workers to apprentice
ship programs be on a COM
pletely nondiscriminatory basis
E. I have directed the Secre-
tary of Labor to make certain
that the job counseling and
placement responsibilities OF
the Federal-State Employment
Service are carried out on a
nondiscriminatory basis. and To
help assure that full and equal
employment opportunity is
provided all qualified Negro APP
plicants. The selection and re-
ferral Of applicants for en-
ployment and for training
opportunities. and the admin
istration Of the employment
offices other services and
facilities, must be carried or
without regard TO race or color
This will be OF special impor-
lance OF Negroes graduating
from high school or college this
month.
|, r. The Department Of Jus.
tice has interviewed in a case
NOV pending before the NLRE
involving charges Of racial dis
elimination on the part Of Ger.
Tain union locals.
@. As a part OF It's new policy
on Federal employe organiza'
lions, this Government viii
recognize only those that dc
not discriminate on grounds Of
race or color.
(H) I have called upon thu
leaders OF organized labor Il
end discrimination In thei
membership policies; and SOM
lis unions. representing IS pc
cent OF the AFL-CIO member
ship, have signed nondiscrimi
nation agreements with TIL
Committee on Equal Employ
ment Opportunity. More arr
expected.
ID Finally, I renew my sup
port OF pending Federal fail
employment practices legisla
ton, applicable 10 both en-
ployers and unions. Approx
mately two-thirds OF the Ma
tons labor force is alread,
covered by Federal. State anC
local equal employment oppor-
tunity measures - including
those employed In the 20 States
and numerous cities which have
enacted such laws as well Al
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