Equal opportunity

Duration: 0:22:14

Genre: Educational | Social problem

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Barr Films: Distributor | BFA Educational Media: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents the case of two factory workers--one black, one white--who are competing for the same promotion to review the constitutional issues involved in establishing policies of equal employment opportunities. Explains what happens when the black man is promoted over the white man, who has the seniority, even though the union's contract specifies that a senior worker should be promoted over a junior worker when all other qualifications are equal. Suggests that there are many ways to interpret "discrimination" and concludes open-endedly., Two men compete for a job at a machine shop. Lots of machine shop footage. lengthy arbitration that is so very dull., Two men compete for a job at a machine shop. Lots of machine shop footage. lengthy arbitration that is so very dull.

Complete Record: , In this film, a black factory worker has been promoted over a white worker, even though the white has seniority. The white protests, saying that, in fact, he is the one who is being discriminated against. The case is argued in depth before arbitrators, and the film is left open-ended., Two men compete for a job at a machine shop. Lots of machine shop footage. lengthy arbitration that is so very dull., In this film, a black factory worker has been promoted over a white worker, even though the white has seniority. The white protests, saying that, in fact, he is the one who is being discriminated against. The case is argued in depth before arbitrators, and the film is left open-ended., Two men compete for a job at a machine shop. Lots of machine shop footage. lengthy arbitration that is so very dull.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.