A union grievance officer has filed a suit against ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) (NYSE:MT). He has alleged that he has faced discrimination at the ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor West facility. The name of union grievance officer is Leroy Johnson. It is a civil rights lawsuit based on the discrimination done on the basis of age and race. ArcelorMittal’s spokesman, William Steers, stated that the company has never done discrimination on any grounds. It is a company that provides equal opportunity to its employees. It takes every case of harassment seriously. He denied commenting further on the pending litigation.
The Lawsuit
John has worked as a union griever representing United Steel Workers Local 1011. On the behalf of another employee, he attended a grievance meeting in December 2012. At that time, Johnson talked with management representative, Tracy Brough, about her discriminating behavior against the employee. Brough, a white female is the division manager in the firm.
The Claims
Johnson claimed that Brough threatened him during the talks and said that she will snatch his office from Johnson. Johnson added that Brough further started harassing him regularly. Also, she re-assigned him from the assignment of problem-solving to another post of operation technician at the yard and rail area. He was shifted from his union office to a water damaged trailer. The trailer was vacant from last ten years. Department Manager, Joe Grzych, was involved with Brough in the shifting process.
The Other Charges
Johnson, who is 60-year-old, claimed that he has to suffer more when he didn’t get the job he applied for in the other motor pool department. It was given in favor of two men who were younger to him. Also, they didn’t possess the Commercial Driver’s License. He was called for insubordination last month and said to leave the work. As a result, he has suffered monetary loss. He has charged ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) (NYSE:MT) with an unspecified amount of compensatory damages.
