Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace: a Challenge and an Opportunity
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 198 ?62 CE 028 080 AUTHOR Jain, Harish C., Ed.: Carroll; Diane, Ed. TITLE Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace: A Challenge and an Opportunity. Proceedings of a Conference (Hamilton, Ontario, September 28-29, 1979). FEPORT NO ISBN-0-662-10886-8 PUB DATE 80 NOTE 225p. EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Affirmative Action: Civil Fights: *Civil Rights Legislation: Employment Practices; *Equal Opportunities (Jobs) :Federal Legislation: Job Layoff; Personnel Integration: Promotion (Occupational): *Racial Discrimination: *Salary Wage Differentials: Seniority: *Sex Discrimination: Sex Fairness IDENTIFIERS Canada; Ontario: United States ABSTRACT These proceedings contain the addresses and panel and workshop presentations made at the September 1979 Conference on Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace: A Challenge and an Opportunity. (Purpose of the conference was to promote a better understanding of human rights legislation and current equal employment and affirmative action programs and to recommend action-oriented equal employment, compensation, and affirmative action policies.) Three welcoming and four opening addresses are presented first. Nineteen presentations made during three panels and three workshops are then provided. Topics for both the panels and workshops are equal pay, affirmative action, and seniority, promotions, and layoffs. Other conference addresses include (1)Promotions, Layoffs, and Seniority under the Antidiscrimination Laws of the United States, (2) I Recommend an "Industrial Relations" Approach to Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace, and (3) Implications for Policy-Markers, a summary of the conference. (YLB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ************************************************4********************** Race and Sex Equality in the WorkOace: A Challenge and an Opportunity Edited by Harish C. Jain, Ph.d. Diane Carroll Professor, Personnel and Industrial and Women's Bureau Relations Department Labour Canada McMaster University "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS S DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH, MATERIAL IN MICROFICHE ONLY EDUCATION 8 WELFARE HAS BEEN GRANTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. DUCE D EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN h.akobtrr__&41adat. ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF Proceedings of a Conference TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC).- Sponsored by Industrial Relations Research Association, Hamilton and District Chapter Faculty of Business, McMaster University in co-operation with The Canadian Industrial Relations Association McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario September 28-29, 1979 Women's Bureau Bureau de la main-d'oeuvre feminine Labour Canada Travail Canada alb Published by Authority of the Minister Labour Government of Canada Egalement disponible en frangais sous le titre Egalitg des races et des sexes en milieu de travail: . un dgfi at une chance Additional copies may be obtained from: Women's Bureau, Labour Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J2 (819) 997-1550 Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1980 Cat No. L38-33/1980 E ISBN 0-662-10886-8 FOREWORD In September 1979 the Conference on Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace: A Challenge and an Opportunity was held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. This conference brought together experts from government, private industry, unions, minority group and women's organizations, and the academic community in order to promote a better understanding of human rights legislation, to gain anunder- standing of current equal employment and affirmative action programs and to recommend action-oriented equal employment, compensation, and affirmative action policies. The participation of the foremost authorities in this area of concern prompted the Women's Bureau of Labour Canada to undertake the publication of the proceedings of this conference and to ensure tts wide distribution. As Conference Director, I would like to thank Dr. Ratna Ray the Director of the Women's Bureau, on behalf of all the conference participants, for making this publication possible. The IRRA Hamilton and District Chapter gratefully acknow- ledges the financial support of the Department of the Secretary of State in partial funding of the conference. Professor Harish C. Jain, Conference Director, McMaster University, March, 1980. Conference Planning Committee: Naresh Agarwal Morag MacNeil McMaster University McMaster University Lorraine Baker Paul Steele Canadian Employment and Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission Immigration Commission Daniel Benedict John Vespa United Automobile Workers Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Ian Hamilton Michael Walsh International Harvester McMaster University Rose Lees Frank Zinszer Ontario Public Service Hamilton Brick Company Employees Union Conference Director: Harish C. Jain McMaster University ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 1 Arthur Bourns 3 Andrew Szendrovits 5 parish C. Jain 6 OPENING ADDRESSES Lincoln M. Alexander, P.C., M.P 7 Grace Hartman 15 Thomas J. Carney 25 Harish C. Jain "On Increasing the Supply of Women at Corporate Decision Making Levels" 33 PANEL ON EQUAL PAY 43 Naresh Agarwal "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value" 45 Marnie Clarke "Equal Pay Legislation" 50 A.E. Richards "Equal Value" 54 Deirdre Gallagher "Equal Pay and Job Evaluation" 59 PANEL ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 63 Gerard Ducquier "Affirmative Action Programs" 65 Walter S. Tarnopolsky "Discrimination and Affirmative Action" 72 Peter H. Tucker "Equal Opportunity Royal Bank" 99 Alice Carson "Affirmative Action and Unions" 103 iii t.. Page ADDRESS Alfred Blumrosen "Promotions, Layoffs and Seniority under the Anti- discrimination Laws of the United States" 109 PANEL ON SENIORITY, PROMOTIONS AND LAYOFFS 119 Marc Lapointe "Seniority, Promotions, Layoffs and Discrimination under the Canada Labour Relations Board" 121 Ed Finn "Seniority, Promotions, Layoffs and Discrimination - A Union Perspective" 129 Francis Folz "Seniority, Promotions and Layoffs An Employer Perspective" 136 Bromley Armstrong "Seniority, Promotion and Layoff in Relation to Race and Sex" 141 ADDRESS Peter C. Robertson "I Recommend an 'Industrial Relations' Approach to Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace" 149 WORKSHOP ON EQUAL PAY 173 Claude Bernier "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value" 175 G.M. Harper "Equal Pay Legislation Ontario and Federal" 180 WORKSHOP ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 193 B. Ubale "Affirmative Action: Objective and Policy" 195 Debbie Field "Affirmative Action and Unions" 202 A.E. Richards "Affirmative Action Bell Canada" 207 iv Page WORKSHOP ON SENIORITY, PROMOTIONS AND LAYOFFS 209 June Green -Seniority, Promotions and Layoffs - Experience at CN" 211 Callie Bell "Seniority, Promotions and Layoffs - Ontario Legislation" 217 SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE Joseph B. Rose "Implications for Policy-Makers" 223 APPENDIX A List of Speakers and Panelists 229 APPENDIX B List of Conference Participants 231 V WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. Arthur Bourns President and Vice-Chancellor McMaster University Dr. Andrew Szendrovits Dean, Faculty of Business McMaster University Professor Harish C. Jain McMaster University President, IRRA 3 (Dr. Arthur Bourns) Ladies and Gentlemen: I take particular pleasure in welcomingyou here this evening to the opening session of this conferenceon the important topic "Race and Sex Equality in the Workplace." The specific topics that have been listed on the program and the distinguishedspeakers who will address them promise that your discussions will bebcth vigorous and stimulating. Your presence at this conference clearly indicatesthat you realize that this general topic, and the variousthemes within it which you will consider, are issues central to modern society,partic_larly in Canada and the United States at this pointin our history. These are thorny issues because they are seen so differently bymany people; they are emotional issues which, in thesetimes of rapid and disturbing change, come face to face with firmly establishedhabits and patterns of thinking. The issues reflect deeply feltconcerns about new social values, new roles for men and womenas well as the increasing numbers of Canadians of different racial extractionwho are finding thetr place in our communities. These concerns are being expressed with consi- derable resistance to recent and proposed legislation thattries to encompass and rationalize these changes and thus encourage reasonable attitudes and standards for the community. In your discussions, you will no doubt debate the meaning of certain value-laden terminology that lends itself alsoto sharply different interpretations. Perhaps I can best illustrate my point by referring to the recent controversy between American Blacks and Jews with respect to the zoncept of "quotas." To many American Blacks, the establishment of participation quotas for non-Whitesin certain areas of education and employment seems to bea beacon of promise, a goal devoutly to be realized and defended. To many American Jews, on the other hand, quotas recall the hateful restrictions that deniedthem admission to numerous areas of employment and education,areas in which they wished very much to participate onan equal basis with all their fellow citizens. Thus, for one group the term "quota" means greater opportunity: