More than a dozen black workers at a UPS distribution center in Ohio filed a lawsuit against the distributor and several employees claiming managers promoted a racially hostile work environment and did not always take action when they reported it.
UPS said that it had taken disciplinary action against those employees found to have "engaged in inappropriate actions."Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
The black employee also said he was told he could get in trouble for taking pictures on his cellphone of the noose and was told not to talk about what happened. "Since that time, the company has participated in remedial actions in cooperation with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission so that employees are trained and our operations are monitored to ensure we maintain a positive work environment, free of harassment," a spokesperson for the company said.
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