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- From: levine@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (Lenore Levine)
- Subject: Re: Boycotts (was Re: Why are many low-income women fat?)
- References: <1992Dec24.014721.23472@wam.umd.edu> <Bzs72C.B2y@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec26.174805.28940@wam.umd.edu> <1992Dec26.185424.16070@netcom.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 21:57:57 GMT
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- payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
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- >>>In many cases, these policies are a matter of public record. For
- >>>example, in the case of the systems analyst, she was explicitly
- >>>told by her contact at the employment agency that Sun would not
- >>>hire her.
-
- >Just for the record, it is my understanding that Sun is not hiring
- >-any- temporaries, at all, and this has been the policy for the last
- >several years. This is unqualified, regardless of sex, height, or
- >planet of origin, they will not hire any temps as permanant.
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- >Even reading your text, I cannot see any implication of discrimination.
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- The woman was considered for a permanent position at Sun; and she was
- explicitly told, that people of a nonstandard weight would not be
- considered for such positions.
-
- Yes, I think that's discrimination...
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