ML17037B770

Letter Regarding Correction of the Niagara Mohawk'S Employment Practices

ML17037B770
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/09/1965
From:	Rachlin C Congress of Racial Equality
To:	Seaborg G US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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'IlcL: f, ttafE&XlKI 33 PARK ROW NEW YORK 33, NEW YORK Cortlandt 7.6270 Apxil 9a 1965 James Farmer national director Richard Halcy associate Gordon Carey Hon, Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman assistant Cari Rachlln, Esq. Atomic Energy Commission of the general counsel ADVISORY COMMITTEE United States Ralph Abcrnathy James Baldwin Hashingtona D. C. 20545 Roger N. Baldwin Katrina M. garnes Algernon D. Black James B. Carey Deax'r. Seaborg:

Allan Knight Chalmers Grcnville Clark John Coglcy The Syracuse Chapter of the Congress of Racial Earl B. Dickerson Eugcnc E. Frazlcr Harold Gibbons Equality has been attempting to obtain the attention of the Retard B. Gittelsohn Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation to the corxection of the Sidney Hollander George M. Houscr E. Stanley Jones latter's employment practices for many months.

Bishop F. D. Jordan Martin Luther King Douglas Levin David Livingston It is no secret that these practices do not meet Will Maslow a reasonable standard of fairness. In Syracuse, for example, A. J. Musto Dorothy Ngrman A. Philip Randolph approaimately > of 1% of the employees of Niagara-Mohawk Ira DcA. Raid are Negro despite the fact that more than 20% of the popula-Walter P. Reuthcr Hobson R. Reynolds Jackio Robinson tion of the city is Negro.

Arnold M. Rose Fred M. Shuttlesworth Llllian Smith $fe have been advised that the Atomic Energy Com-C. K. Steels Gardncr Taytor mission has tent'atively granted a license to Niagara-Mohawk Howard Thurman Bishop W. J. Walls to build a nuclear power plant in Seri'ba, New York, at Goodwin Watson Joseph Willcn Nine Mile Point. Phile Niagara-Mohadcmay be technically and Jerry Wurf Charles S. Ztmmcrman financially qualified to design and build such a plant, we OFFICERS Floyd B. McKissick chairman strongly urge that it does not meet the minimum standards of the United States Constitution nor a reasonable standax'd of Rudolph Lombard 1st vice chairman fairness. It is a publicly granted monopoly with publicly, Wtlfrcd Usscry

. 2nd vice chairman protected profits. By awarding such a contract to Niagara-Ralph Roscnfcld Mohawk, you are further increasing its profits and further secretary Alan Gartner , . dimini'shing the rights of American citizens to equal oppor-treasurer James Peck tunity and fair employment. Surely, mere technical skill CORElatcr editor must not be the test of who receives a major contract from STAFF Norman Hill t'e United States government, program director James McCain director of organization Of course, we need not xemind you of the obligations-Marvin Rich community relations director of the federal government under Title,VI,of the 1964 Civil

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.Hon.'Glenn T. Seaborg April 9, 1965 Page 2 He urgently request the opportunity to be heard by you before the expiration of the 45-day provisional period. $ fe await your word as to the time and place of the hearing ge vill produce such witnesses as are necessaryo Resp ec t fully Carl Rachlin General Counsel CR/g cc: Honi Hubert H. Humphrey Hon. Nelson Rockefeller Hon, James A. Lundy, Chairman New York State Public Service Commission Faith Seidenberg, Esq.

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