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Commun e oss Commission
E _ cCment Office
XI. _10 acnz problems:
Source and availability of applicants
2. Q alification of applicants
3. Workir.g conditions
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IV. To achieve these goals we recommend:
. Tha all sources be exhausted in the Lawton-Fort Sill area in
regard to sources and av .ilability and training for minority
races.
2. Th.. a list of all available training courses, short courses
refresher courses on job training and employment be made
a ablee to the news z. . the Lawtor.-Fcrt Sill-area.
3. _-it a central agency or agencies be designated to direct
ra assist potential applicants and job seekers to the source
of education and employment.
4. That the agency or agencies aid and assist the applicants in
tne filling out of forms and applications, testing and interview
preparation.
5. Th at the Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum Wage Law) be
published and explained by competent persons in the Lawton-
Forz Sill area and be released to the news media in order
tc inform the citizens of their rights.
12. A su: ary report of a survey on equal job opportunity in Lawton,
embocing; :.ployment of minority races, availability of applicants,
nu,m:er e:~ployed and the wage scale.
13. This eiporz was compiled by Mrs. Mary McClure.
14. The.. 6ere 46 questionaires sent to firms in Lawton on employment
of.. arl2y races, availability and number of minority race employed
cand a. wage scale. Only 10 repLies were received. The following
list ..,e :umber sent and the replies.
- Automobile agencies - 2 replies received
Furniture and Appliance Stores - 2 replies received
- Department type stores - 1 reply
Variety Chain Stores - no reply
Grocery Stores - 1 reply
_ Dry Cleaning Establishments - 2 replied
Utility Companies - 1 reply
L:lies Ready-To-Wear Stores - 1 reply
Mortuary - no reply
G banks - no reply
comments to their replies. Below is a list of some of them.i. R ed ud - "We are happy to use anyone who is qualified and willing
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The Group: Community Relations Commission, text, April 19, 1967; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2203969/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Lawton Public Library.