Philadelphia Plan (affirmative action)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_Plan_(affirmative_action)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf affirmative action program
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_labor_law
affirmative action in the United States
gptkbp:controversy accusations of reverse discrimination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia Plan (affirmative action)
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:influenced future affirmative action policies in the United States
gptkbp:introducedIn 1967
gptkbp:launched gptkb:George_Shultz
gptkb:Arthur_Fletcher
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Executive_Order_11246
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:opposedBy labor unions
gptkbp:purpose increase minority employment in construction trades
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:African-American
minorities
gptkbp:requires federal contractors to set goals and timetables for minority hiring
gptkbp:significance first major federal affirmative action program
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Nixon_administration
gptkbp:updated 1969
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Nixon_presidency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7