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Sheet Metal Workers
New York, NY: (Jan-15-08) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers, a union that critics have called one of the city's most notorious for racial discrimination, alleging that the union discriminated against black and Hispanic sheet metal workers. Sources stated that the complaints against the union spanned two decades, accusing it of repeatedly failing to comply with orders to end discriminatory practices.
As per the records, the EEOC first filed the lawsuit in 1971 and has fought the legal battle over the last 37 years. In a recent development, a federal judge approved a $6.2 million settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers. Under the deal, 156 black and Hispanic sheet metal workers will be compensated for lost wages for the years 1984 to 1991. Some workers who faced discrimination in the years before 1984 had previously received lost pay, and the commission is still pursuing claims of lost wages for sheet metal workers who a court expert found were discriminated against in the dozen years after 1991. [NEW YORK TIMES: WORKERS RACIAL BIAS]
Published on Jan-16-08
As per the records, the EEOC first filed the lawsuit in 1971 and has fought the legal battle over the last 37 years. In a recent development, a federal judge approved a $6.2 million settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers. Under the deal, 156 black and Hispanic sheet metal workers will be compensated for lost wages for the years 1984 to 1991. Some workers who faced discrimination in the years before 1984 had previously received lost pay, and the commission is still pursuing claims of lost wages for sheet metal workers who a court expert found were discriminated against in the dozen years after 1991. [
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