Exxon Mobil sued as 5 nooses displayed at Louisiana facility
Source: AP
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Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangmans nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit.
According to the government, in January 2020, a Black employee found a hangmans noose at his worksite at the Baton Rouge complex run by Exxon Mobil Corp. and reported it. At the time, the company knew of three other nooses that had been found at the complex, but it failed to investigate all the complaints and take action to prevent such harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in its lawsuit filed Thursday.
Then, in December 2020, a fifth noose was found at the complex, which includes a chemical plant and nearby refinery. Exxon Mobils lack of action created a racially hostile work environment, the EEOC said.
Todd Spitler, a spokesperson for Exxon Mobil, said in a statement Sunday that the company disagrees with the EEOCs allegations and that it encourage(s) employees to report claims like this, and we thoroughly investigated.
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The X President can take some of the blame for the increase in racist banter around the US!
AllaN01Bear
(18,193 posts)ancianita
(36,053 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)"Work in manufacturing, it's endemic. Just had an old fuck come up to me super fucking pissed that the liberals were canceling "Gilbert". Dude didn't even know the name of the cartoon but he was pissed. Said if the blacks don't trust us we shouldn't trust them. (In regards to what the dilbert cartoonist got fired for)."
ancianita
(36,053 posts)Your example fits our rethug voter stereotype, for sure.
RussBLib
(9,008 posts)Said no one with a brain to think or eyes to see.
I really do not understand the continued hatred of blacks.
republianmushroom
(13,590 posts)BlueManiac
(19 posts)they did with the black car racer a couple years ago.
President Biden needs too stop this.
Maybe have rope purchses registered and tracked?
Kali
(55,007 posts)Zeitghost
(3,858 posts)Turned out to be hanging in that garage for over a year, it was not targeted at Wallace.