Gov. John S. Fine yesterday released a report by a special committee charging that there is widespread job discrimination against minority groups throughout Pennsylvania. At the same time, the Governor called on the legislature to pass a “sound and effective” fair employment practices bill. Such a measure is expected to be introduced next week.
The 14-member investigating committee, appointed by Gov. Fine and headed by Samuel H. Daroff, Jewish communal leader, said it had surveyed 1,229 diversified companies, employing nearly a million workers, in arriving at its conclusions. The report asserted that 90 percent of employers were “unfair” toward at least one minority group in hiring, promoting or restricting apprenticeship opportunities. Only 10 percent were listed as “totally free” of discriminatory employment practices.
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