wdoherty@mit-athena.UUCP (Will Doherty) (02/11/85)
>From GCN Feb 16, 1985, p.2.:
"UC Bans Employers Who Discriminate
Berkeley, CA--Accepting a proposal from the lesbian/gay campus network,
the University of California has agreed to prevent private employers who
discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation from using campus
placement facilities. President David Gardner has notified the
chancellors of the nine UC campuses of the policy. Chancellors must
work out details of implementation with the University of California
Lesbian and Gay Intercampus Network (UCLGIN) Nondiscrimination Project.
UCLGIN Nondiscrimination Project Coordinator Robert Anderson described
Gardner's action as 'a major step toward the full implementation of the
polict on nondiscrimination against lesbians and gay men that the UC
Regents adopted in June, 1983.'
Gardner's decision recognized the 1979 California Supreme Court ruling
in Gay Law Students Association v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph which
determined that discrimination against 'persons who identify themselves
as homosexual' violates the California Labor Code. That decision
applies to all private employers operating in the state.
Discrimination by employers using the placement centers on campuses was
documented by a survey of students, and by written admission of several
employers.
Gardner's action leaves unresolved the presence of military recruiters
on campus. The military asserts that its practice of discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation is legal."
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