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<blockquote data-quote="blacknproud" data-source="post: 274486" data-attributes="member: 12613"><p>When will things just be "normal" this happens all the time, but fix it from within don't go hunting for money you didn't earn, people like that should be smacked...JMO</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #3333cc">Workers claim racism at Memphis UPS facility</span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #3333cc"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">Updated: Nov 23, 2007 08:46 PM CST</span></span></p><p><img src="http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/c_hb_tl.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #ffffff">News</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Jackson calls sub-prime crisis an "economic tsunami"</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>3 dead as winter storm disrupts highways, airports</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Imus returns to radio, TV after seven months off the air.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Gay, Miller lead Grizzlies to 109-80 victory over Timberwolves</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Cat survives 19 days with peanut butter jar stuck on head</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Authorities arrest mastermind in local credit card scheme</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Energy deal to push auto industry on fuel-efficiency</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>2 suspects in Natalee Holloway case released from jail</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>UPDATED: Malfunction at Memphis refinery causes fireball, smoke</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Vice team conducts sting against male prostitutes</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/c_hb_tl.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #ffffff">Sign up for our email updates</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #3333cc"><strong>Sign up for email alerts and bulletins!</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Workers at a UPS facility in Memphis say they are victims of racism in the workplace, and they're taking their fight to court.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Herman Lewis has been a dock worker for UPS Freight for the past 13 years. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Lewis claims blacks often get passed over for promotions and are disciplined more harshly than white employees.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">"Things that we have concerning race...they have had a dull ear of hearing those things and so we have to take it to another level," Lewis said in an interview Friday.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Lewis and three of his coworkers filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company on October 13th. Since then, according to Lewis, he's been a victim of racial retaliation. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">"Recently there was a noose found in my workstation," he said.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">The rope Lewis said was left on the trailer door at his station. Lewis said door handles in the other 192 work stations are made of black canvas straps. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">When asked for comment, UPS Spokesperson Norman Black said, "We took the report very very seriously. Both inside and outside investigators were brought in to address the claim. While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary results showed that it was not a noose. "</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Lewis is not happy with the company's response.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">"It can't silence me, because the right thing for me and anybody else to do is to speak out against any unequal treatment," he said.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Lewis the three other plaintiffs on the lawsuit go to trial January 28th. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Regarding the lawsuit UPS says, "This is something that the company has resolved to litigate. We believe that the allegations are without merit and we are going to pursue a full vigorous defense because we do not believe they have any basis in fact." </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blacknproud, post: 274486, member: 12613"] When will things just be "normal" this happens all the time, but fix it from within don't go hunting for money you didn't earn, people like that should be smacked...JMO [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3][COLOR=#3333cc]Workers claim racism at Memphis UPS facility [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000]Updated: Nov 23, 2007 08:46 PM CST[/COLOR][/FONT] [IMG]http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/c_hb_tl.gif[/IMG][B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#ffffff]News[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3333cc][B]Jackson calls sub-prime crisis an "economic tsunami"[/B] [B]3 dead as winter storm disrupts highways, airports[/B] [B]Imus returns to radio, TV after seven months off the air.[/B] [B]Gay, Miller lead Grizzlies to 109-80 victory over Timberwolves[/B] [B]Cat survives 19 days with peanut butter jar stuck on head[/B] [B]Authorities arrest mastermind in local credit card scheme[/B] [B]Energy deal to push auto industry on fuel-efficiency[/B] [B]2 suspects in Natalee Holloway case released from jail[/B] [B]UPDATED: Malfunction at Memphis refinery causes fireball, smoke[/B] [B]Vice team conducts sting against male prostitutes[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif[/IMG][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][IMG]http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/c_hb_tl.gif[/IMG][/FONT][B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#ffffff]Sign up for our email updates[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#3333cc][B]Sign up for email alerts and bulletins![/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://wmctv.images.worldnow.com/images/static/gfx/pxl_trans.gif[/IMG][/FONT] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000] Workers at a UPS facility in Memphis say they are victims of racism in the workplace, and they're taking their fight to court. Herman Lewis has been a dock worker for UPS Freight for the past 13 years. Lewis claims blacks often get passed over for promotions and are disciplined more harshly than white employees. "Things that we have concerning race...they have had a dull ear of hearing those things and so we have to take it to another level," Lewis said in an interview Friday. Lewis and three of his coworkers filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company on October 13th. Since then, according to Lewis, he's been a victim of racial retaliation. "Recently there was a noose found in my workstation," he said. The rope Lewis said was left on the trailer door at his station. Lewis said door handles in the other 192 work stations are made of black canvas straps. When asked for comment, UPS Spokesperson Norman Black said, "We took the report very very seriously. Both inside and outside investigators were brought in to address the claim. While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary results showed that it was not a noose. " Lewis is not happy with the company's response. "It can't silence me, because the right thing for me and anybody else to do is to speak out against any unequal treatment," he said. Lewis the three other plaintiffs on the lawsuit go to trial January 28th. Regarding the lawsuit UPS says, "This is something that the company has resolved to litigate. We believe that the allegations are without merit and we are going to pursue a full vigorous defense because we do not believe they have any basis in fact." [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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