Executive Secretary Palm Tran’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) function was performed primarily by the Assistant Executive Director, according to Palm Tran’s May 28, 2009 Palm Tran’s Assistant Executive Affirmative Action Plan for 2009- 2012. Director reported to the Palm Tran Executive Director. Palm Beach County Government’s EEO function was performed by the Manager of Fair Employment Programs. According to its most recent Utilization Analysis of the Total Workforce”, “2008 Palm Tran had 541 employees and minorities represented nearly 69 percent of the total workforce, as follows: Blacks 43.8 percent – Hispanics 21.4 percent – Asians 1.8 percent – American Indians 1.5 percent – Females represented 33.8 percent of the workforce. Approximately 87 percent of Palm Tran’s employees belonged to two unions, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1577 and SEIU, Florida Public Services Union, CtW, CLC. The demographics of Palm Tran’s service area are shown in Table 1. According to the 2000 Census, the service area had a population of over 1.1 million persons. Palm Tran’s service area is diverse, with White residents representing 79.1 percent of the total population. Blacks are the largest minority group at 13.8 percent. Hispanics follow at 12.4 percent and Asians represent 1.5 percent of the population.
Executive Secretary Palm Tran’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) function was performed primarily by the Assistant Executive Director, according to Palm Tran’s May 28, 2009 Affirmative Action Plan for 2009- 2012. Palm Tran’s Assistant Executive Director reported to the Palm Tran Executive Director. Palm Beach County Government’s EEO function was performed by the Manager of Fair Employment Programs. According to its most recent “2008 Utilization Analysis of the Total Workforce”, Palm Tran had 541 employees and minorities represented nearly 69 percent of the total workforce, as follows: Blacks – 43.8 percent Hispanics – 21.4 percent Asians – 1.8 percent American Indians – 1.5 percent Females represented 33.8 percent of the workforce. Approximately 87 percent of Palm Tran’s employees belonged to two unions, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1577 and SEIU, Florida Public Services Union, CtW, CLC. The demographics of Palm Tran’s service area are shown in Table 1. According to the 2000 Census, the service area had a population of over 1.1 million persons. Palm Tran’s service area is diverse, with White residents representing 79.1 percent of the total population. Blacks are the largest minority group at 13.8 percent. Hispanics follow at 12.4 percent and Asians represent 1.5 percent of the population.
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