Reply #7: I tried to get protection under the EEO back in the 80s.... [View All]

[Triana]

...and it sucked then. There were layoffs and a disparate number of minorities were laid off (blacks, asians, women) from this company. Several of us went and reported it. They investigated it and decided it was nothing. But it was SOO BLATANT. Even HR people told us it was unfair. Others who hadn't been laid off told us to pursue it. It was SO UTTERLY obvious.

So, if EEO didn't work then, and they're just doing away with it, I'm not surprised. It needs to be STRENGTHENED, not weakened or done away with but the truth is, they've (Republicans) have been gutting the agency for decades, starving it of funds, and authority, personnel to pursue cases, etc. - and weakening the laws, or doing away with them.

All we can hope is that if/when we ever get a REAL President and a decent or even half-decent administration, we can revive and strengthen the agency or create a new one.