Discrimination Boeing
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The Civil Rights Act outlawed workplace discrimination based on skin color or race. Since that time, progress against racism in the workplace has occurred. This is particularly true with respect to blatant racism (racial slurs, derogatory remarks, blatantly racist actions, etc.). This progress has been the result not only of legislation, but also the result of changing social attitudes with respect to racism and discrimination. As Brief, Buttram, Reizenstein, and Pugh (1997) note, “Just 50 years ago, public opinion polls showed widespread acceptance of segregation and discrimination based upon race; today, these polls demonstrate that blatantly racist attitudes are no longer popular and racist expression are socially unacceptable” (59). Despite such progress being made against racism in the workplace, statistics still demonstrate that the playing field between blacks and whites in the American workplace is far from level. While blatant racism and discrimination may be diminished in the workplace, a subtle form of racism that is just as pernicious pervades the contemporary work environment. If we look at the numbers, racism and discrimination appear to be alive and well in the American workplace. For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) registered more than 52,000 allegations of racial discrimination during 1992-1993 alone (Brief et al., 1997, 60). While all of these allegations may not be valid, in
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el position above Jones (Krueger and Edwards 1998, 1). Jones then filed a discrimination lawsuit through Boeing channels. When that effort failed, he hired a lawyer and took Boeing to court.
In light of the lawsuit brought by Jones, Boeing executives admitted he was treated “unfairly” but that company actions had nothing to do with “race” (Krueger et al., 1998, 1). The company instead charges that the SID is a clique-like group controlled by former FBI agents who only promote former members of the organization. However, Jones’ lawyer charges that the actions were indeed discriminatory in nature. Boeing immediately tried to remedy the situation by removing two of Jones’ immediate supervisors and transferring him to another department. He also received a tax-free $25,000 bonus and a $6,000-a-year increase in pay (Krueger et al., 1998, 2). Still, Jones lawyer charges that the corporate environment at Boeing is one that is pervaded by racism and discrimination. As the lawyer argues, “Boeing has yet to deal with an underlying racial insensitivity among its managers and executives. The question is can you pay somebody a good salary and then think that you can do whatever you want to him just because they have a different ski
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