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The USW represents workers at four Imerys
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Ultimately, making one employee uncomfortable now will help to
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, The United Steelworkers (USW)
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According to the charge, one white supervisor responded to a complaint by
an African -American employee by stating that if the employee was going to be
hanged, "He would complain about the rope and the tree.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
alleges that white supervisors are enforcing company work rules and imposing
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You must talk to the employee -- not leave an anonymous note
or a can of deodorant on his desk.

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It is the largest industrial union in North
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Stress that this isn't merely a personal matter -- it's a
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complaint also alleges that African-American employees have been subjected to
a hostile work environment because of racial epithets and threats made by
white supervisors. Union and the
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