These are a few instances I can think of. *Coming in to work when a dr. said I could lay out for a back problem and forced to hand load a tractor trailer.*Asking for help with my job but never recieving.*Being cheated out of time = $ when the other same color guy got his time. The latest cost me my job. I'm a Korean-American male. I work in a predominately black and white company. I'm basically the only guy in my department and I always get pulled off my job to help someone else. The supervisor told me to get in the trailer and help load. I told him I had a lot of work and didn't have time to do it if I do. Forced me to then told him I had to go because of other matters. I stayed 30 extra minutes then had to go. Ask the sup. to help again he lied to me. I left and he said I was abandoning my job. I lost my job over it but other guys have done the same and nothing was done to them. I have a union job but fear that I will get harassed Should I contact the EEOC?
2007-10-23 17:45:40 · 13 answers · asked by notsure? 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's a Union job and you haven't contacted your shop steward? Just what the heck do you think you've been paying Union dues for? Don't be a dope; call the union.
2007-10-23 17:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like racial discrimination at all. There's nothing racist about this bosses behavior - he's simply a total ****** and apparently simply doesn't like you. Don't take it personally. I work like crazy - I'm a white republican male - and more than one W.R.M. supervisor has disliked me in the past. I don't care. I disliked them back. It had nothing to do with color and everything to do with the fact that they lacked integrity and rational thought processes and were mean on the inside. Your case sounds about similar.
Do you really want to continue working for him? If you need the job badly - you could file and try to get it back and work through the union, but you are better off finding a job working for someone decent and fair. That will help you a lot more in the long run.
Good luck.
ps. for the record - my own supervisors liked me fine. I was really lucky to have some great guys to work for now and in the past. The ones I have been crosswise with were in different departments. Sometimes you get disliked for doing a good job. Other times - people just get a notion not to like you. You can't let the you-know-what's get you down.
2007-10-24 01:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can prove racial discrimination because it just seems as tho' you have a lousy supervisor that may not have liked you or you were low man and got shoved around. When in doubt go to your local EEOC office and ask for help. They will tell you whether you have a good suit or not or they may point you in the right directions. EEOC helped me in the past and they were very, very helpful. It sounds as tho' you were not treated very nicely and I don't know just what you can do. Can you prove the things you are saying. If so, then you may have some type of legal recourse. Sorry I can't help you more.
2007-10-24 01:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humm sounding postal to me with a postal union. first of all dont talk back to management. there is really no need to get into a talk back contest becouse other people entertain this. just say ok. are you a casual or temp or ptf or ptr? if so too bad things happen. i've been down that road too. once you get your 12 years in or so then they will back off. unless you are working with a bunch of people that got like 20 or 30 years senority then 12 years aint nothing. i mark on a calender all the overtime hours i put in and then i check it with my paycheck. if i ever got short overtime money then the union would be helping me becouse the clock rings tell the story. so i suggest keeping a little calander or notebook with all the overtime hours and any orders out of the norm. then you can whipout your notebook and file the eeoc....since it seems you havent been keeping up with your "proff" then good luck. and never leave your notebook away from your person. people have been know to loose them.....laugh at the harrasser in your mind and just do what your boss wants you to do. no more and no less.
2007-10-24 01:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ida 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps not racism. But there seem to be elements of bullying and harrassment; and unsafe work practices. To have a successful case you need to record everything, dates, time and full description of the incidents and possible witnesses (Names & contact details) If unsure you can ask your union and the eeoc what they think of the whole scenario. If you have already lost your job you have nothing to lose and making enquiries is not going to hurt. If you dont speak up - these guys will just keep doing this to the next poor sod they decide to pick on.
2007-10-24 00:58:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely file a complaint.
If you are harassed, then sue.
It might sound aggressive, but you have a right to not be unlawfully discharged, and a right to report the matter.
Lastly, even if you lose your case -you can at least walk away knowing you did it and that other people will know that you are assertive enough to try to stop being walked over the top of.
2007-10-24 00:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by shadowrench 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Proving anything is racially motivated isn't easy in cases that you described. You could file a compliant but likely wouldn't go anywhere, same for suing, that could take forever and not get you anywhere! Just be happy you don't work there anymore.
2007-10-24 00:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by columind99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Union was supposed to do their job. That's what your dues pay for. Forced to do work outside your job description? Forced to work past your scheduled shift without adequate compensation? "Let go" for your unwillingness to do so? You need better union representation.
2007-10-24 00:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by The Norm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like a regular case of poor treatment by an employer, and it happens to people of every race. Nothing sounds to be race-related; individuals are targeted for many different unstated reasons and it's unfair and it sucks. Sounds like you likely have a case for wrongful termination though, I would contact your local unemployment offices and talk to them about the situation. They can also help you identify any race issues if they do exist. Good luck to you!
2007-10-24 00:54:18 · answer #9 · answered by wolfdancer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I stopped caring when you used a hyphenate either you're American or you're not.
Sounds more like bs to me. Who doesn't go to his union when you have all these problems?
2007-10-24 00:59:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋