(DOWNLOAD) "Crockett v. Green" by United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Crockett v. Green
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 19, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge. The defendants, members of the Board of City Service Commissioners of the City of Milwaukee, appeal from a preliminary injunction ordering them to discontinue using apprenticeship and experience requirements as pre-job selection devices in certain ""prevailing wage"" skilled craft positions; and ordering them to hire one black person for every two vacancies that occur in a skilled craft job classification, until the percentage of black persons in that classification equals the percentage of black persons in the city of Milwaukee. The defendants specifically challenge the district court's order for maintenance of a class action; the specific ratio ordered (one black person hired for every two vacancies); the order that ratio hiring remain in effect as to each classification until the percentage of black persons in the classification (lumping classifications containing less than five positions) equals the percentage of black persons in the city of Milwaukee; and the failure of the court to limit ratio hiring to entry level positions. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.