The Weber case argued that the affirmative action plan of a union was discriminatory against whites because it provided that half of the people trained for skilled
positions would be minorities until the time that minority representation in that position was representative of the local population. The Supreme Court ruled in this case:
a. That the union practice was legal
b. That the union practice was illegal
c. That the union practice was illegal, but not discriminatory
d. That the union practice was illegal, but could be applied in a different way with the same goal
ANS: a
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