Labor – Civil Rights Coalition Fights Missouri Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/7900

By Doug Cunningham

In Missouri a labor/civil rights coalition is opposing a ballot initiative that would ban affirmative action in public institutions. The coalition says if this is passed it will have a dramatically negative effect on African American enrollment in Missouri state colleges and universities and will hurt minority and women-owned businesses. Lara Granich is with Jobs With Justice.

: “Affirmative action benefits all of us. It is a tool that our universities, our public programs, our companies have been using for years to try to create the most diverse, dynamic team that they can."

Public hearings are being held this week in Kansas City and St. Louis to educate and inform the public about this anti-affirmative action ballot initiative.