Workers suspended. Retaliation suspected.
Today three women workers are facing hostile consequences for a brave front they adopted more than six months back.
Last November three women firefighters had sued Toledo city, Ohio over gender discrimination. They had filed cases against the Chief of the Toledo Fire Department as well as two Deputy Chiefs, accusing them of gender discrimination, retaliation, and creating a hostile work environment for women. Each plaintiff had asked for damages and compensation in excess of $250,000.
Not to be outsmarted, they had also taped various conversations at the workplace that supported their claims.
Instead of truly introspecting over the possibly genuine claims and basing on the evidences, work towards sensitively diversifying the work environment, the department is showing fire of rage. It has gone ahead suspending these women workers and filing administrative charges for taping evidence!
Despite recent Supreme Court ruling this Thursday strictly condemning retaliating employers, the Toledo Fire Department is obviously not unnerved. Now this also shows why the women must have been absolutely right in their decision to have sued the City at the first place. The Fire Department clearly has agendas: Discrimination, arrogance, and now retaliation. Someone ought to tell them, its illegal!
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