Exclusive: Hyundai Alabama’s former top black female exec sues over racism and retaliation.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama’s former top female Black employee has accused the Montgomery, Alabama, plant of race- and gender-based discrimination and retaliation in a lawsuit filed against the corporation Tuesday., Yvette Gilkey-Shuford described a majority-Black production workforce at Hyundai’s U.S. factory, one managed predominantly by white and Korean men.
HMMA provides a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law."
“So when they told me I was going to [be the head of] administration, I was like, okay—now, all of the fussing and fighting that we do with administration, I’ll be able to go over there and shine some light on some things, and let them understand what we’re up against in production, and why it’s so important to do X, Y, and Z, and why we do this, and all good stuff,” Gilkey-Shuford said.
One fellow executive joked, “Your biggest role right now is to make sure you keep that coffee hot,” Gilkey-Shuford said.
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