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tishaLA

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5. Yeah and one of the reasons some unions stayed so white

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 04:22 PM

Jan 2022

like police and firefighter unions, is that nepotism played a big role and it's something nonwhite people have discussed and tried to highlight for decades because it ended up stymying the growth of, for example, the black middle class and it frankly surprises me that someone wouldn't know that entrenched whiteness has been a frequent critique. It's the blue collar version of "legacy admissions" in colleges.

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Just How Big A Problem Is Nepotism In NFL Coaching? [View all] tishaLA Jan 2022 OP

Need to start somewhere, and I'm proud the Steelers led the way locally even back to 1933 YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #1

The spirit of the Rooney rule is right; the practice is not tishaLA Jan 2022 #2

Agreed all around YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #3

Professional sports are the family business for a lot of people. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #4

Yeah and one of the reasons some unions stayed so white tishaLA Jan 2022 #5

Fortunately, my local is committed to diversity. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #6