A new and strengthed agreement between the Navy Department and the President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice was announced today by Malcolm Ross, FEPC Chairman.
The new procedure for case handling covers not only civilian employees of naval establishments, but also discharged employees and applicants for civilian positions as well. The agreement provides that FEPC representatives may discuss complaints of discrimination with employees and may accompany the employee in the later stages of the grievance procedure. The agreament points out that FEPC representatives appear “primarily as representatives of another Government agency concerned with the effectuation of the national policy of non-discrimination rather than on behalf of the employees.”
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