The active involvement of the American labor movement in the cause of equal job opportunities for handicapped workers and the current efforts of the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in this area of concern are examined. (LAS)

Apprenticeship outreach programs operating in some 100 cities with Federal funding were set up to help women enter apprentice and preapprentice training for nontraditional jobs. Although experience has shown that women are interested if jobs are opened to them and can become qualified, their numbers in apprenticeships remain low and discrimination…