International Workers Unfairly Treated At Gally?

As a clarification, I would like to add that all international
employees possessed temporary work permits, as far as
I know, therefore their employment was and is completely
legal. (Their family members were severely restricted though
and could not obtain job at any U.S. workplace.) The problem
was about the permanent permission which should have been
obtained. But it was substituted indefinitely with temporary
permits over and over again.

Probably, the work pemission situation was not illegal, but it was
socially unjust toward those involved. The policy that was in
effect and was maintained by the Ferrnandes administration for
years, may even raise the issue of violating equal opportunity and
possible discrimination based on national origin. Was equal
opportunity hurt by claiming that international faculty must get
tenure before the university would help with the permanent work
permission? Or was this an outright discriminatory practice?
There are strong arguments that yes it was.

Is it not discriminatory that the Faculty Handbook effectively
prevents international faculty from obtaining permanent work permit
during the first 3 years of employment? Check the corresponding
paragraph in the Faculty Handbook, please. What is the reason
behind this policy, other than placing undue pressure on the
faculty member? It is a tool of oppression and MBI practice in
the hands of the administration!! Evidence suggests that Jane
Fernandes as Provost herself insisted that this paragraph should
be included in the Guidelines with this unreasonable restriction.
This policy is a shame on the public image of Gallaudet University,
and is a clear evidence of Fernandes’ MBI practices.

Zoltan Szekely, Ph.D

Reprinted with permission by the author

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