Black construction workers called out racism in team meeting -- and got fired, feds say
Allegations of rampant racism at a construction site in Tennessee — including segregated crews and porta-potties littered with references to white power and the KKK — has prompted a civil rights lawsuit.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, a general contractor that worked on the Google data center in Clarksville, Tennessee, is accused of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by actively discriminating against Black workers on the job site and firing two employees after they complained.
The suit was filed Thursday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, which is the federal agency tasked with safeguarding and enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.
Representatives for Whiting-Turner did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for comment on Monday.
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