Teamsters Shell Out $2.9 Million To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit!

[Thebrownblob]

Most members aren't aware that the people in the organizing dept don't pay dues. They are on a leave

of absence from their Teamster job and are considered "at will" employees. A member of my Local worked

for the dept for a number of years. When they tried to organize themselves.... they were all let go. By Hoffa.


To claim racial discrimination is absolute BS.

For Sean to say they were "bad apples and lazy" is probably correct. Heard too many stories.

I have no doubt he was correct, although he probably should’ve chose his words better because they used Them against him to paint a picture that was not correct. I’m sure he learned.

 

[burrheadd]

Teamsters union pays $2.9m to settle racial discrimination lawsuit

Exclusive: union’s president, Sean O’Brien, accused of having ‘publicly humiliated’ Black and Hispanic workers

www.theguardian.com

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Most members aren't aware that the people in the organizing dept don't pay dues. They are on a leave

of absence from their Teamster job and are considered "at will" employees. A member of my Local worked

for the dept for a number of years. When they tried to organize themselves.... they were all let go. By Hoffa.


To claim racial discrimination is absolute BS.

For Sean to say they were "bad apples and lazy" is probably correct. Heard too many stories.

Fascinating!

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Most members aren't aware that the people in the organizing dept don't pay dues. They are on a leave

of absence from their Teamster job and are considered "at will" employees. A member of my Local worked

for the dept for a number of years. When they tried to organize themselves.... they were all let go. By Hoffa.


To claim racial discrimination is absolute BS.

For Sean to say they were "bad apples and lazy" is probably correct. Heard too many stories.

So is it like that everywhere? (No need to answer)

 

[BigUnionGuy]

So is it like that everywhere? (No need to answer)

Ah.... but yet I will.

I was specifically addressing the IBT organizing dept.

Some Locals hire full-time organizers, or assign a BA (with a very few members to represent) with the bulk of

their assignment being organizing. Developing leads is a "tuff nut" to crack and can be very frustrating.

 

[textat3]

Racial discrimination from an organization led by an Irish Catholic from Boston….that would never happen…not in my lifetime.

 

[reginald95]

Boston is know to be a racist city so it doesn’t surprise me.

 

[DELACROIX]

Boston is know to be a racist city so it doesn’t surprise me.

Goes all the way back to “Larry Bird” ..

 

[Over70irregs]

They admitted to no wrongdoing as they wrote the gigantic check of our money, so we really cannot say racist. It could be the other side played the race card?

We invented the race card I believe

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

God bless the Teamsters.