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A number of Black employees have come together to file a lawsuit against General Mills, alleging that the company permitted “a racially hostile work environment” at its Covington, Georgia plant.  According to the lawsuit, a group of white managers and HR administrators, dubbed the “Good Ole Boys,” systematically enforced discriminatory policies against Black workers, harassed … Continued

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White Supremacist Group At General Mills Used KKK Imagery To Intimidate, Silence Black Workers, Lawsuit Alleges

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A number of Black employees have come together to file a lawsuit against General Mills, alleging that the company permitted “a racially hostile work environment” at its Covington, Georgia plant.  According to the lawsuit, a group of white managers and HR administrators, dubbed the “Good Ole Boys,” systematically enforced discriminatory policies against Black workers, harassed … Continued

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    372·
    6 months ago

    In case people didn’t know:

    On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights.[55] General Mills was listed on the database on account of the activities of its subsidiary General Mills Israel in Israeli settlements in these occupied territories,[56] which some have argued is illegal under international law.[57]

    By the way, these racists are the ones that make Wheaties, right? The cereal that shows black athletes on the box all the time?

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
      11·
      6 months ago

      Racism isn’t just a “I hate dem darkies”. Slave owners loved their workers too for making them lots of money and even cried for them. Didn’t mean they were willing to treat them like a equal.