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Workers and unions press Board for outside probe of city EEO office; call for inspector general and reopened cases

Government Audit and Oversight Committee (Board of Supervisors) · October 15, 2020
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Summary

During public comment at the Oct. 15 GAO hearing dozens of callers — including the Black Employee Alliance, SEIU Local 21 and IFPTE Local 21 — urged the Board to appoint an independent investigator or inspector general to examine the Department of Human Resources's EEO practices, reopen closed cases and require transparent reinvestigation thresholds.

Dozens of callers used the Government Audit & Oversight Committee's public comment period on Oct. 15 to press elected supervisors for immediate, external scrutiny of the city's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) system and Department of Human Resources.

Representatives of the Black Employee Alliance, SEIU Local 21 and IFPTE Local 21 recounted job‑level grievances and alleged that internal EEO processes have been inconsistent, under‑resourced and in some instances prone to interference. Callers asked the Board to appoint a citywide independent investigator or inspector general with authority to audit…

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