How is racism in the workplace addressed? Here’s what reportedly went on at Navistar:
… a bag of hangman’s nooses was found under the plant’s human resources director’s desk … Racist graffiti found throughout the plant was also allegedly ignored. The graffiti included the “N word” on a paper towel holder, pictures of nooses that included the phrase, “Hang ‘em high,” a mop painted in imitation of a black woman’s hair and a swastika on the end of a wooden stick.
So guess who got fired?
A woman who reported the use of the n-word, that’s who:
“One of our plaintiffs got fired for reporting the use of the ‘N word.’ They said, since she had used the ‘N word’ to report the ‘N word,’ she was fired,” Clayton said. “That was reduced to a suspension.”
How do you explain these happenings?
Some of the employees who admitted to some of the alleged discriminatory behavior said in court documents that it was all just a joke.
Yeah, the problem is that those n-words have no sense of humor.

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August 14, 2007 at 10:18 am
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[...] No sense of humor - Resist racism “… a bag of hangman’s nooses was found under the plant’s human resources director’s desk … …The graffiti included the “N word” on a paper towel holder…So guess who got fired? A woman who reported the use of the n-word, that’s who” (tags: racism workplace discrimination) [...]
August 20, 2007 at 7:25 pm
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[...] Nooses, Swastika Evidence In Lawsuit - WMAQ Chicago In the midst of a civil rights lawsuit at Navistar International, “… a bag of hangman’s nooses was found under the plant’s human resources director’s desk … Racist graffiti found throughout the plant was also allegedly ignored. The graffiti included the ‘N word’ on a paper towel holder, pictures of nooses that included the phrase, ‘Hang ‘em high,’ a mop painted in imitation of a black woman’s hair and a swastika on the end of a wooden stick.” A woman who reported the use of the n-word got fired. The perpetrators considered it all “just a joke.” (via Resist Racism) [...]