Discuss the following:
1 Outline some of the rulings for affirmative action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Supreme Court Decisions in the 1980s that forced the viewpoints to change of the current seniority system. Explain how the latter Civil Rights Act of 1991 compounded this change.
2 Describe the common grounds for discharge and the procedural requirements that are outlined in many collective bargaining agreements. State why the following are important when these cases go to arbitration: (1) the demand for high standards of proof; (2) the need for rules to be clear and specifically communicated; and (3) weighing extenuating or mitigating circumstances.