The 3M corporation is being sued by four former employees claiming they were racially discriminated against or retaliated against at the company’s manufacturing plant in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and now a petition has been created on Change.org to rally support for the group’s effort to hold the company accountable for its alleged discriminatory practices.
John Wingo, Desiree Holler, Titus Kargbo and Vaughn Wingo allege in separate claims they were retaliated against after making complaints about their co-workers’ and supervisors’ discriminatory conduct at the plant.
A lawsuit filed in July 2022 by John Wingo also claims he was wrongfully terminated on Oct. 18, 2021, “due to his race, disability, and also in retaliation” for his reporting the discriminatory conduct he was subjected to at the plant.
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Wingo’s lawsuit claims that the company violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act by firing him. The lawsuit also noted that despite Wingo training new employees, he was often passed over for promotions in favor of at least three newer employees as the company “deliberately” prolonged the deadline for the certification process needed to pursue promotions Wingo “was trying to achieve, rendering his efforts useless.”
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“Between January 2020 and January 2021, multiple coworkers who joined his department received certification while John Wingo was refused.”
Wingo also alleged that he was called the N-word and told he looked and moved like a “monkey” by a coworker. After reporting the racial slurs to a supervisor, he returned to work only for the co-worker to repeatedly poke him in his chest.
Wingo and his younger brother Vaughn were also subjected to their co-workers laughing as they pointed out a noose…
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