In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, a Pennsylvania attorney claims that at least 80 African-Americans and other minority employees at American Airlines in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. were the victims of racial discrimination, according to NBC Philadelphia.
The letter from the Philly-based Mildenberg Law Firm, which represents maintenance, catering and baggage workers, customer service agents and an aircraft mechanic, calls for a Department of Justice investigation into the charges.
The law firm accuses managers at American Airlines in Philly and D.C. of using the n-word and other offensive nicknames for areas where mostly African-Americans worked such as “jungle,” “ghetto,” “Darfur,” “Black Panther break room,” and “chocolate break room,” the report says. The employees also complain that the terminal where they worked had racially segregated break rooms, control rooms, teams and job assignments, the report says.
A spokesperson for American Airlines denied the allegations of racism in a written statement to NBC10.
Source: The Root | LYNETTE HOLLOWAY
