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Boeing seeks racist hiring policy for security needs (Very misleading title)
couriermail.com.au ^
| November 29, 2008 11:00pm
| Daryl Passmore
Posted on 11/30/2008 12:47:23 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
AEROSPACE manufacturer Boeing has asked for the right to refuse employment on racial grounds within Queensland to comply with US security requirements. The move is being opposed by Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Commissioner.
The firm, which is based in Seattle but has operations worldwide, says it has to exclude some nationalities in order to comply with US security regulations.
It was "reluctantly" seeking the exemption from the Anti-Discrimination tribunal.
The countries banned by the US Government are Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Burma, China, Liberia, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Lebanon, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Somalia.
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If granted by the tribunal, the exemption sought by Boeing Australia Holdings and three associated companies would allow them to ask questions about potential employees' race and to discriminate based on race.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Washington; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aerospace; boeing
The title is deliberately misleading. Boeing has no intention of discriminating on the basis of race but following US law that prohibits hiring of nationals of certain hostile foreign countries. I was forced to excerpt, so you'll have to follow the links to read the whole article.
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posted on
11/30/2008 12:48:35 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Apparently the author can not understand the difference between country of origin and race. It does, however, further show the dangers inherent in outsourcing our defense industry
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posted on
11/30/2008 12:55:19 PM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: Paleo Conservative
Looks like a touch of ‘political correctness’ to that list. A few countries on there that are not even close to being a threat, a few countries that need to be added.
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:07:29 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Paleo Conservative
As I recall, Boeing moved it’s headquarters out of Seattle a while ago and is no longer “Seattle based” as the writer claims. Could be wrong, but that is what I seem to remember.
To: Random Access
You’re correct. Its headquarters are in Chicago.
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:10:44 PM PST
by
Dragonfly
To: Paleo Conservative
No, no, no, no, no...we have no more racism now that obama has been elected. Race has transcended to the highest office in the land...there are no more hurdles, no more barriers, and no more racism.
All race pimps and their organizations just need to shut down operations and start a Christmas tree farm or something.>
Racism is no longer possible, thanks to the Messiah... /sarc
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:29:58 PM PST
by
FrankR
(A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.- Alfred Adler)
To: Paleo Conservative
"Boeing seeks racist reasonable hiring policy for security needs"
Fixed it :-)
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:32:15 PM PST
by
so_real
To: Straight Vermonter
Ukians and Australians lend a peculiar meaning to the word "race" ~ to them it's about "country of origin" and not "color".
Makes it difficult to talk to them about such things.
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:36:58 PM PST
by
muawiyah
To: Paleo Conservative
I think boeing should just come back to the USA and tell the Aussies to go pound sand
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posted on
11/30/2008 1:57:35 PM PST
by
garykfd
(American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God!)
To: Paleo Conservative
Illegitimate use of the Race Card. No first down. Five yard penalty.
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posted on
11/30/2008 4:01:48 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
To: Paleo Conservative
If Somalia is on this list, then why are we deliberately bringing Somalis to the U.S.?
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posted on
11/30/2008 5:19:21 PM PST
by
sageb1
(Justice is for lawyers. Liberty is for We,The People.)
To: Random Access; Dragonfly
Executive offices and marketing are in Chicago. The vast majority of their US employees are scattered around the Seattle area, largely in Kent, Renton, and Everett.
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posted on
11/30/2008 5:20:34 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: Clemenza
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posted on
11/30/2008 5:20:47 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: Paleo Conservative
Interesting. Thanks for posting this.
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