Search Site

News Articles

News:

• EEOC Is Hobbled, Groups Contend, Washington Post, 6/14/06
• Funding Equality During Tight Times, Washington Post, 5/17/06
• EEOC seeks to offer buyouts, early outs to headquarters employees, Govexec.com, 5/17/06
• EEOC Union Slams Budget Cuts, Proposed Buyouts, Daily Labor Report, 5/17/06
• Federal Employees Blast EEOC Funding, Associated Press, 5/17/06
• Union: EEOC cuts imperil job security, Montgomer Advertiser, 5/17/06
• Union Decries Outsourced EEOC Call Center As Inefficient, Costly, and Says 'Pull the Plug,' Daily Labor Report, 4/19/06
• Proposed EEOC budget cut draws congressional scrutiny, Govexec.com, 3/24/06
• Fight over Funding, Wall Street Journal, 3/23/06
• Proposed EEOC budget cut of $4.2 million draws criticism, Govexec.com, 3/3/06
• Commission Tweaks Agency Overhaul Plan, Democrats Object to Reorganization, Daily Labor Report, 1/19/06
• EEOC: Shifting Dynamic, Govexec.com, 1/6/06
• Field Reorganization Plan Moves Forward; EEOC Cancels Meeting Vote on Modification," Daily Labor Report, 12/22/05.
• Commission's Field Office Reorganization May Be Implemented in January, Daily Labor Report, 12/13/05
• GAO: EEOC Disregards Management Advice, Federal Times, 11/7/05
• Report: EEOC failed to weigh all reorganization options, Govexec.com, 10/31/05
• GAO: EEOC Needs Organized Strategy for Reorganization, FedNews Online, 10/31/05
• GAO Report: EEOC Needs to More Systematically Evaluate Recommendations, Daily Labor Report, 10/31/05
• EEOC Delays Implementing Reorganization, Daily Labor Report, 9/15/05
• Lawmakers hold off on endorsing EEOC reorganization, Govexec.com, 9/9/05
• Downgrading of EEOC Offices Draws Fire, Human Resource Executive, Sept. 2005
• EEOC Restructuring On Hold, Washington Wire/Wall Street Journal, 8/26/05
• Commissioner Ishimaru Calls EEOC's Field Office Reorganization 'Seriously Flawed,' Daily Labor Report, 8/10/05.
• EEOC Approves Plan to Shift Field offices, Federal Times, 7/18/05
• EEOC approves slightly modified 'repositioning' plan, SHRM, 7/14/05
• EEOC Downgrades 8 Offices, Cuts Number of Field Lawyers, Wall Street Journal, 7/11/05
• Commission Approves Repositioning Plan, Daily Labor Report, 7/11/05
• Milwaukee to Lose EEOC District Status, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/8/05
• EEOC to Cut Some Services in San Antonio Office, San Antonio Express-News, 7/8/05
• Commission Votes to Downgrade Local EEOC Office, Crain's Cleveland, 7/8/05
• EEOC Gets Green Light for Reorganization, Govexec.com, 7/8/05
• EEOC to Undergo Structural Changes, San Francisco Bay Times, 7/7/05
• EEOC Meeting Offers Few Details on Changes, Federal Times, 6/24/05
• EEOC officials answer critics of reorganization proposal, Govexec.com, 6/24/05
• Faced with Union Questions at Public Forum, EEOC Officials Defend Field Office Realignment Plan, Daily Labor Report, 6/24/05
• Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Offers Amendment to Preserve Jobs at EEOC, PRNewswire, 6/14/05
• AFGE Files Lawsuit Against EEOC, Fedsmith.com, 5/24/2005
  • (Click here to view copy of AFGE lawsuit)
• EEOC Postpones Reorganization Vote, But COO Anticipates No Changes to Proposal, Daily Labor Report, 5/17/05
• AFGE Files Lawsuit Against EEOC, 5/23/05
• EEOC sued for violating open meeting rules 5-20-05
• EEOC chair abruptly postpones vote on field restructuring, SHRM, 5/18/05
• EEOC Vote Delayed, Washington Post, 5/17/05
• EEOC Restructuring Vote Put On Hold, Federal Times, 5/17/05
• EEOC Postpones Downgrades of Offices, Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 5/17/05
• Commissioner opposes EEOC reorganization, Govexec.com, 5/16/05
• Planned EEOC Restructuring Will Cause More Delays, Critics Say, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/13/05
• Senators Urge Delay at EEOC, Washington Post, 5/16/05
• Union Faults EEOC Plan, Washington Post, 5/12/05 
• EEOC Unveils Restructuring Plans, Daily Labor Report, 5/11/05.
• Ishimaru Seeks More Access To Budget Data, Daily Labor Report, 4/22/05

• National EEOC call center opens amid controversy, Govexec.com, 3/29/05

• EEOC call center: Contractors will provide inferior service, union says, Federal Times, 3/28/05

• EEOC "All in the Family" Employee Meeting, Washington Post, 3/25/05

• EEOC launches national call center despite concerns, SHRM, 3/24/05

• Contract Employees Field EEOC Queries in New Pilot, Daily Labor Report, 3/22/05

• EEOC Workers May Be Entitled to Overtime Pay, Daily Labor Report, 3/14/05

• Bush Seeks $331 Million for EEOC in 2006, Daily Labor Report, 2/8/05

• New National Call Center, Agency Reorganization Ahead for EEOC in 2005, Daily Labor Report, 1/18/05

• EEOC: Calling for Contractors, Govexec Magazine, 12/1/04

• EEOC judges, investigators mired in paperwork, Federal Times, 11/22/04

• Civil rights group decries shortfall in EEOC funding, govexec.com, 10/6/04

• Silverman admits to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that EEOC's plans to reduce offices on hold, 9/25/04

• EEOC Awards Contract for Complaint Center, 9/22/04, Washington Post

• EEOC Awards $4.9 Million Call Center Contract, 9/22/04, Daily Labor Report

• EEOC awards $4.9 million contract for customer service center, 9/21/04, Govexec

• EEOC Contract Employees Will Field Queries For EEOC, 9/20/04, Daily Labor Report

• EEOC approves plan for national customer service center, 9/17/04, Govexec.com

• EEOC Commissioner, Union Voice Doubts on Plan For Contracted National Call Center Project, 9/17/04, Daily Labor Report

• EEOC to Vote on Nationwide Call Center for Bias Claims, 9/16/04, Washington Post

• EEOC to vote on customer service center proposal, 9/9/04 Govexec.com

• Daily Labor Report- Sept. 13, 2004 (EEOC Schedules Vote on Call Center)

• Discrimination issues on the agenda at EEOC conference, 8/31/04, Govexec.com

• Concerned Civil Rights Organizations Speak Out Against EEOC Changes Which Will Diminish Access To Discrimination Victims

• EEOC moves its Washington field office, saves rent

• Contracting Issues Arise at DHS, EEOC
  Fed Week 7/14/04

• EEOC union hits plan to privatize (Boston Globe 7-2-04)

• Daily Labor Report, June 29, 2004 (House Restricts EEOC Call Center, Restructuring)

• AFGE urges House Subcommittee to block changes at the EEOC
• House committee votes to block EEOC reform
• EEOC moves forward with plan to expedite cases
• Bias Probes Drag On Too Long, EEOC Says
• EEOC chair asks Congress for hiring funds, grilled on contact center
• EEOC's federal case assessment efforts recall private sector program
• EEOC official defends proposal to expedite cases
• Unions, civil rights advocates cry foul over EEOC changes
• Agencies skirting job competition rules, union charges

Daily Labor Reports:

• Daily Labor Report, June 29, 2004 (House Restricts EEOC Call Center, Restructuring)

• Daily Labor Report - March 26, 2004 (EEOC Miller Expresses Qualms on Reorganization)

• Daily Labor Report - March 26, 2004 (Appropriations Committee Scolds EEOC...)

Government Executive Magazine:

• 3/26/04 Lawmakers question EEOC plan to outsource service center

• 11/10/03 EEOC to experiment with privatized customer service center  

• 9/8/03 EEOC official says agency should review salaries, rent to save money

• 6/25/03 EEOC field offices anxious over agency reorganization

• 4/22/03 Budget boost helps EEOC avoid furloughs