The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 40, September 18, 2005, Article 7

DENVER MINT TRIAL UNDERWAY

A trial is underway in the discrimination claim filed against the
U.S. Mint in Denver. This suit has been discussed in earlier
E-Sylum issues. The Rocky Mountain News in Denver has
been covering the story. A short note about the trial appeared
in the paper this week:

"The U.S. Mint in Denver is on trial in federal court for alleged
discrimination against a female Hispanic employee, April Garcia.

Garcia left her job at the mint in 2000 after an altercation with a
supervisor, Louis "Bud" Woodard."

Other female mint employees testified Monday and Tuesday that
Woodard bullied workers, told smutty jokes and made derogatory
remarks about Hispanics."

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At article in the Denver post noted: ""When James Neal took
over running the U.S. Mint in Denver in 1999, he said it was
like stepping back decades in time.

Not only was the equipment outdated, but supervisors used
intimidation and sexual harassment to keep employees in line,
he said.

"They put fear in their employees through either loud, boisterous
yelling or threats of intimidation or retaliation," said Neal, a former
plant manager who testified Thursday in a federal sexual harassment
suit against the Mint."

To read the full article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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