It's relevant that people were told they'd be a shoe-in for the job if they spent time and money on education and training and passed the relevant aptitude tests, but were instead denied on the basis of race. That also likely had the knock-on effect of reducing the number of people willing to take an educational track to become an ATC, because e.g. colleges could no longer tell their students it was a viable path for them.
"Like 85% of their fellow CTI students, Brigida and Reilly found themselves faced with a red exclamation point and a dismissal notice: “Based upon your responses to the Biographical Assessment, we have determined that you are NOT eligible for this position."
The article also mentions that there were fewer applicants and fewer offers extended from 2014 onward.
How is the composition of the ATC workforce independently relevant, except as mediated through staffing levels?
It's relevant that people were told they'd be a shoe-in for the job if they spent time and money on education and training and passed the relevant aptitude tests, but were instead denied on the basis of race. That also likely had the knock-on effect of reducing the number of people willing to take an educational track to become an ATC, because e.g. colleges could no longer tell their students it was a viable path for them.
"Like 85% of their fellow CTI students, Brigida and Reilly found themselves faced with a red exclamation point and a dismissal notice: “Based upon your responses to the Biographical Assessment, we have determined that you are NOT eligible for this position."
The article also mentions that there were fewer applicants and fewer offers extended from 2014 onward.