Word: boycotters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...liberals who have tried to forstall it. Their inaction contrasts unfavorably with the recent outspokenness of the British ambassador in South Africa and the "winds of change" warning delivered by Prime Minister MacMillan in Capetown three years ago. The British Labor party has gone still further, advocating a boycott of South African goods...
...methods are more controversial. In negotiations with Wonder Bread, BAG set up a concrete goal--a certain number of Negroes to be hired on certain job levels--and threatened a boycott if its goals were not met. BAG demanded, in effect, that the company make up for its previous unfair employment practices by discriminating in favor of Negroes. Since the selective patronage campaign has proved so successful, BAG can now demand what it likes from companies which do a large proportion of their business in the Negro community...
...these requirements. The Wonder Bread company probably would never have hired Negroes, except as janitors of drivers on undesirable routes, if BAG's boycott had proved ineffective. And to make their campaign succeed, BAG spokesman had to be able to point to an unfilled quota--a number of jobs from which qualified Negroes were barred...
...make their quota inflexible. It adjusted it s demands from twelve to seven jobs when it learned that an automated plant the company was building would reduce the number of jobs available to BAG applicants. The Group was formed to end discrimination, not to boycott companies for spite. Indeed, BAG must have the cooperation of businessmen if it is to realize its long-range objectives, for these men will do the hiring. Hopefully, BAG will continue to use the reasonable methods that have been so effective against Wonder bread...
...company has raised its number of negro employees from eight to 15 since the boycott began...