Walgreens Co. Sued for Discrimination Against African-Americans
The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that Walgreens, based out of Deerfield, IL, makes decisions about promotions based on the race of employees. "Black managers are assigned to stores in black neighborhoods more often than one would expect, and black employees are not being promoted to management and within management as often as similar white employees," said EEOC regional attorney Robert Johnson in St. Louis. The suit is seeking an injunction against the company from engaging in the alleged conduct.
The suit may end up representing discrimination claims from more than 10,000 employees. Most of the complaints come from employees in St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit and Tampa, FL but the EEOC says it has evidence of similar situations occurring in other parts of the country.
Walgreens issued a statement saying, "As a company with a history of commitment to fairness, diversity and opportunity, we are saddened and disappointed by the EEOC's decision. Our commitment is to providing opportunity to all employees -- not only because it is the right thing to do but because our business was built on this principle."
It added: "Fairness and equality always have been the cornerstones of our business. We're the nation's best represented retailer in urban areas, and managers of all backgrounds are promoted to senior levels from those locations."
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seeking an attorney. joan morris. i was stalk to be rape, stalk, harrass, give away company product to be harrass/ have police take false statement to put me in prison. call niger. said i was too black to work in the pharmacy. , threaten if i file sue will be shot. call 911 several time. went to several the police station. call FBI.
CALLED WALGREEN HEADQUARTERS TO REPORT THE MATTER "SAID IT WAS THERE SPECIALITY DEPARTMENT.
POUR DRUG IN MY FOOD/DRINK.
GIVING AWAY CLASS III-V CONTROLLED. OCCATIONALLY CLASS II TO HAVE ME HARRASS.
WENT TO THE HOWARD C FORMAN COURT HOUSE TO GET RESTRANING ORDER.
ETC.ETC
FILE EEOC CHARGE
WHERE INVESTIGATION PROCESS WAS BIAS. FALSE STATEMENT WAS REPORTED. NOT ALL EEOC CHARGE/ RETALIATION WAS TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION.
I AM BEGGING FOR HELP.
COMPANY MESS-UP MY SCHOOL CAREER./ FUTRUE EMPLOYMENT.
NOT A SPAMER/HATCHER.
Before my interview for an assistant managers position in Central Texas I was told by some of the current Walgreen employees (women) to wear a short skirt and low cut blouse and suck up to the manager. I decided against this and during the interview was never asked a single question about my work experience, history or resume....needless to say I got a rejection letter later that week.
I felt that a Walgreen store I applied for employment on North Oak in Kansas City, Mo discriminated against me in not hiring me for the position. On the job interview I felt that I adequately answered all of the questions and was the best qualified candidate for the job due to my previous work experience and education level. I have called the store back and asked to speak to the hiring manager who interviewed me and I believe that there may have been some discrimination in hiring there. I also applied at a Blockbuster Store on Chouteau Trafficway and a white lady who was the hiring manager at the time told me that they where overstaffed. When my vocational counselor called on the phone to check about the job you could tell that by speaking to the employees on the phone that she is not African-American. I went to that Blockbuster Store in person so the lady knew I was African-American. The story given to my vocational counselor was different because the lady told her that they where acc
Most large corporations have at some point had these types of problems. You would think people would learn but I guess not.
What the hell is it with this big corporations? Stupid is as stupid does! Damn I wish the world was colorblind like me!!