Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
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Read the case study (1 1/2 pages) entitled "Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio" attached.
Based on this case, propose new hiring practices for the company to follow. In your proposal, be sure to address the following:
1. Do you feel the current hiring practices are discriminatory? Why or why not? What policies should be adopted?
2. Is there a correlation between the hiring practices for cannery workers and noncannery workers? Should the practices be the same or separate, even though the positions are different?
3. Is it an acceptable practice for the cannery to rehire skilled noncannery workers it has worked with previously? Is it acceptable even if the noncannery workers are predominantly white?
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Solution Summary
I analyze the case, "Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio" and examine the hiring practices of the company. After evaluating the circumstances of the case, I recommend an equitable and fair three-point hiring practice to avoid discrimination.
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This is an interesting case and clearly the decisions of the court justices proved how different opinions can come out of this case.
Since we have to develop a new hiring practice, let's work towards achieving one by first answering the three questions you have posed.
1. Do you feel the current hiring practices are discriminatory? Why or why not? What policies should be adopted?
First of all, the question of qualifications hasn't been addressed. One cannot speak of discrimination until one has assessed the possibility of denial based on equal qualifications. The fact of the matter is that there is a certain degree of skill (background, education, etc.) needed for certain of the noncannery positions. Therefore, in order to hire effective and qualified people to full those jobs, a single hiring practice should be adopted -- essentially, it should be the same as that adopted for the hiring of cannery jobs. There is really no reason to have two separate hiring practices. Hence, one could argue that the hiring practices themselves speak of discrimination. However, I'd have to ...
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