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OVER 200 CALL ON TARGET CORP. TO CHANGE HIRING PRACTICES, HELP CLOSE MN’S WORST-IN-THE-NATION RACIAL JOBS GAP

TakeAction Minnesota Asks Target To “Take the Lead in Fair Hiring”

Over two-hundred leaders from TakeAction Minnesota carrying signs saying “I’m Ready To Work!” converged on Target’s corporate headquarters over the lunch hour, calling on Target to change hiring practices that serve to permanently exclude those with criminal records from employment.

The action was organized to pressure Target into scheduling a meeting, to discuss specific hiring practices that need to change in order to give those re-entering society, disproportionately persons of color, a chance to build their lives anew and support their families.

The rally was held a day after TakeAction Minnesota released a new report called “Ready to Work: How Minnesota’s Corporate Employers Can Lead in Closing the Jobs Gap”. Despite Minnesota being an economic leader in many categories, it has the dubious distinction of having the worst-in-the-nation racial employment gap – especially for Minnesota’s African-American population which is four times more likely to remain unemployed than their white counterparts.

Of the more than two-hundred that joined the demonstration, nearly seventy-five percent were individuals with criminal records or family members of someone with a record. A number of these have applied to work at Target but have never been allowed an interview or have been denied employment because of their record.

After twenty minutes, Human Resources officials from Target came down to the lobby to meet briefly with TakeAction Minnesota about its request to change their hiring guidelines. A formal meeting with Target’s Human Resources Development team is now set for May 29.

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