Black folk of Niketown hit the jackpot
Nike Inc. still denies allegations of racial discrimination at its Chicago Niketown store… but to settle a lawsuit, it’s coughing up $7.6 million. That equates out to $19,000 for every black employee involved in the lawsuit.
According to an Associated Press report,
The lawsuit, filed in 2003, claimed managers at the retail store used racial slurs to refer to black workers and customers. They also said the store segregated black employees into lower-paying jobs as stockroom workers and cashiers rather than giving them lucrative sales jobs. And they alleged managers made unfounded accusations of theft against black workers and directed store security to monitor black employees and customers because of their race.
Our comment: if you believe this, we’ve got some prime land in Florida we’d like to sell you… oh, and a great bridge in Brooklyn, too! Â
Nonetheless, rather than dealing with the unpleasantries of a trial, Nike will cough up the dough, and go through the usual rituals of contrition:
Nike also must make a host of other changes to address diversity, such as appointing a diversity consultant to monitor the Chicago store’s compliance and a compliance officer at Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton. The company must also add an ombudsperson at the store and conduct diversity training for all supervisors and managers there.
Nike also is required to review its human resources practice, create equal opportunity objectives for the store and review its theft-loss policies. It also will create a formal mentoring program for black employees.
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Nike will soon be out of business and bankrupt.
Posted on August 5th, 2007 at 3:06 pm by St. Louis CofCC BlogmeisterThis is an example of the LAWSUIT. This is the dream of every middle class black. Not every black man can claim they march with MLK. What can they do to defend the race? They can file a discrimination suit. The rewards are great. First, there is the money to be awared. Then there is the prestige of fighting back against the man! Also it is an excuse for why they haven’t received any promotions- “see, I was qualified but racism kept me back.” Lack of experience and education do not matter. The only down side is that it takes about 4 to 5 years. By that time the corporation will see this as a minor expense and just pay the people off.
Posted on August 8th, 2007 at 11:16 pm by LKA black man told me that his local church had siminars on this subject. It explained what to look for and how to create evidence.