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951-Riverside

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3. WHAT THE F**K?

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:13 PM

Jun 2014

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was working to mediate a settlement with the Atkinson Cotton Warehouse after Harris and Mangrum filed a discrimination complaint.

An employee of the cotton gin told WREG that the supervisor had been on vacation in recent days, but he had not been fired.

Gee! All of this seems very reasonable.

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And the media won't even name the business or the supervisor.

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Tenn. cotton gin boss caught on tape: We �hang� blacks for drinking �white people only� water [View all] DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

"mediate a settlement" ????????? dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #1

Suing remains an option, however, mediation of this type might lead to a quicker and more msanthrope Jun 2014 #2

+1 SunSeeker Jun 2014 #4

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #14

Threats of lynching? Jim Crow rules are not enough? Generic Other Jun 2014 #16

I say this an attorney--you may win in a courtroom, but what you win may not encompass all you need. msanthrope Jun 2014 #24

What a hateful work environment Generic Other Jun 2014 #27

The U.S. is going backwards. Racism is more open and it's all around us, and teabaggers have been AlinPA Jun 2014 #28

Yes. The supervisor's conduct is clearly wrong-doing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #29

The mediation should be one penny away from bankrupting the company. joshcryer Jun 2014 #42

Sure....if that's what the employees want. But maybe they want the problem fixed, and msanthrope Jun 2014 #43

I concede only a fraction of a fracton of EEOC claims make it to trial. joshcryer Jun 2014 #44

WHAT THE F**K? 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #3

Why are you second guessing the employees? nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #5

The business is the Atkinson Cotton Warehouse Richardo Jun 2014 #7

But but but....there is no more overt racism in the U S. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #6

but chief jackass roberts said racism in america is over leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #8

Of course Roberts said that. Not once in his life did anyone show racism towards him. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #12

Worst SCOTUS in the history of this country. lark Jun 2014 #20

Justice Roberts will be known as a judicial embarrassment by history books and the next generations tomm2thumbs Jun 2014 #26

Shoot, I'd give equal billing to the others. lark Jun 2014 #30

true tomm2thumbs Jun 2014 #37

Good point uponit7771 Jun 2014 #35

SAD Mr Dixon Jun 2014 #9

Vacation and not fired PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #10

They cannot sue until the EEOC finishes it's investigation and issues a "Right to sue" letter. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #11

It's entirely possible that's already happened, and both sides decided on the EEOC ARD. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #23

True ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #32

They can ask the local HRC or EEOC for a RTS, they can also sue under federal 1869 law without a RTS uponit7771 Jun 2014 #36

Put him in a room with... Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #13

the idea being that they would beat him up or something Enrique Jun 2014 #15

As someone that lived in the 60's... Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #17

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #33

This one's a slam dunk Bonx Jun 2014 #18

"White people only" water? KansDem Jun 2014 #19

Hell yeah! This is just as toxic. freshwest Jun 2014 #38

I seriously wonder what decade we live in sometimes. Initech Jun 2014 #21

Lets make that "what century we live in". AlinPA Jun 2014 #25

smgdh n/t RainDog Jun 2014 #22

The technology that lets is all have a camera in our pocket for little cost Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #31

This is Mitch McConnell's base. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #34

it's so sad barbtries Jun 2014 #39

Poor Larry. dawg Jun 2014 #40

Bottom line for me is.. I'm so grateful that Antonio Harris and Marrio Mangrum Cha Jun 2014 #41

Such Dorian Gray Jun 2014 #45

Shows you don't have to use 'the word' to be racist. nt valerief Jun 2014 #46

The supervisor's smallcat88 Jun 2014 #47

Soon That Supervisor...... cynzke Jun 2014 #48

Have they fired that supervisor yet? TBF Jun 2014 #49