LEGAL BRIEFS: TRANSIT COPS ALLEGE ON-THE-JOB RACISM
Talk about seeing the writing on the wall, but ignoring reality…
Going back as far back as the mid-80’s, NY Transit cops now say they have been summarily discriminated against based on their race. For instance, Detective Marshall Mazyck (Black) asked for a 1984 transfer to an anti-crime unit, when a White commander came right out and told him “We don’t want ni**ers in this unit.” That should have been the first clue to talk to a lawyer. That’s direct evidence of racism!! Nevertheless, Detective Mazyck stayed on the job.
Today, a group of minority transit cops, including Detective Mazyck, have filed a $12 million lawsuit against the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) for systematic discrimination. The cops say they were often subjected to racial slurs, were frequently passed over for promotions, and were even denied many overtime opportunities. For anyone who knows anything about these jobs, you can make a killing on the overtime alone. Overtime pay will SUBSTANTIALLY boost your year-end take, when you work for the MTA.
One obvious clue that the MTA likely discriminates comes in this statistic—96 percent of people holding the rank of captain or higher are…(drum roll)
WHITE!
We’ll see what happens with the lawsuit, but the initial allegations and stats don’t look good for the MTA.
As for the cops, better late than never! I’m glad they had the courage to come forward to fight such a powerful state agency.
Source: NY Daily News, Transit Cops Sue “Racist” MTA, by Kari Cornell, Saturday, May 5, 2007
Going back as far back as the mid-80’s, NY Transit cops now say they have been summarily discriminated against based on their race. For instance, Detective Marshall Mazyck (Black) asked for a 1984 transfer to an anti-crime unit, when a White commander came right out and told him “We don’t want ni**ers in this unit.” That should have been the first clue to talk to a lawyer. That’s direct evidence of racism!! Nevertheless, Detective Mazyck stayed on the job.
Today, a group of minority transit cops, including Detective Mazyck, have filed a $12 million lawsuit against the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) for systematic discrimination. The cops say they were often subjected to racial slurs, were frequently passed over for promotions, and were even denied many overtime opportunities. For anyone who knows anything about these jobs, you can make a killing on the overtime alone. Overtime pay will SUBSTANTIALLY boost your year-end take, when you work for the MTA.
One obvious clue that the MTA likely discriminates comes in this statistic—96 percent of people holding the rank of captain or higher are…(drum roll)
WHITE!
We’ll see what happens with the lawsuit, but the initial allegations and stats don’t look good for the MTA.
As for the cops, better late than never! I’m glad they had the courage to come forward to fight such a powerful state agency.
Source: NY Daily News, Transit Cops Sue “Racist” MTA, by Kari Cornell, Saturday, May 5, 2007
Labels: discrimination, hostile work environment, liability/damages, opportunity to advance, protected class
posted by S. Mary Wills at 1:01 PM
1 Comments:
I never thought that a educated young black woman such as myself would experience racism in 2007, but to my surpise education does not always make you immune to ignorance. I was terminated by Smith Barney, (Wilmington NC) a trillion dollar Mortgage company after 2 hours of work. They had no reason to terminate me and replaced me by a caucasion woman who was no more experienced than I. How much intelligence does it take to answer phones and file papers "so easy a cave man can do it. Lol Humor me!!!!!
The sad thing is, I have found no way to take legal action against them, because I was hired to work for them by a contract company,so in all actualilty I'm not a direct employee.
I conclude by saying to African American investors, dont let a company who discrimates against its African American employees, handle your money or your finances.
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