Broadcaster Accuses VOA of Favoring Noncitizens in Hiring
posted 6:22 am Mon September 10, 2007 -
The complaint follows an arbitrator's decision against the radio service in a union dispute over the agency's authority to hire noncitizens.
Grosdidier says the agency hired noncitizens for two positions she applied for even though she was qualified.
The Voice of America is supervised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent federal agency.
It reaches about 115 million people worldwide in 45 languages.
According to federal rules, the agency can hire noncitizens for positions only when qualified U.S. citizens are not available.
Voice of America officials are defending the agency's personnel practices.
They say they hire the best qualified applicants.
They say they'll appeal the arbitrator's decision.
--
Information from: The Washington Times
Not a member yet? Click Here to sign up.
Please leave your comments below:
Messages that harass, abuse or threaten other members; have obscene or otherwise objectionable content; have spam, commercial or
advertising content or inappropriate links may be removed and may result in the loss of your posting privileges.
Please do not post any private information unless you want it to be available publicly.
Never assume that you are completely anonymous and cannot be identified by your posts.
© 2007 WJLA-TV
© 2007 The Associated Press
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The 'RUNNING MAN' icon is a registered trademark of America Online, Inc.
ABC 7 News to leave comments on news stories.