Exclusive: union\u2019s president, Sean O\u2019Brien, accused of having \u2018publicly humiliated\u2019 Black and Hispanic workers<\/p>\n
Thirteen former Black and Hispanic employees for the Teamsters International Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the union and its president, Sean O\u2019Brien, alleging racial discrimination over their firings after O\u2019Brien assumed the helm in March 2022.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit was filed in Washington DC last February, alleging violation of the DC Human Rights Act. The Teamsters paid $2.9m to settle the lawsuit, according to three union officials.<\/p>\n
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