GM Showed 'Absolute Indifference' To Reports Of 'Racially Hostile Environment' In Toledo, Ohio Plant
January 19, 2019
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as posted by the channelIntense publicity has been swirling this week over a federal civil-rights lawsuit against General Motors that makes disturbing claims of racial intimidation by employees inside an Ohio facility. The United Auto Workers released a general anti-discrimination statement after a CNN exposé featuring two former General Motors supervisors who allege widespread racism at the company's Toledo, Ohio, transmission plant.
"No UAW member should ever feel the sting of racism in the workplace," the UAW said in the statement. "But the fact is, even in 2018, there are still members who are touched by unacceptable behavior. We take this seriously and our goal is to make all members feel safe and welcome in their workplace, always." Read more
Roland Martin spoke with Darlene Sweeney-Newbern, Director of Regional Operations at the Ohio Civil Rights Commission who investigated the complaints at GM about the sickening reports of racism at General Motor's Toledo, Ohio, transmission plant.
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