New York Times Workers File Lawsuit Over Alleged Racial Discrimination

Workers at a New York Times printing plant are raising allegations that they have been subjected to racial and religious discrimination. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for workers at the paper's Addison, New Jersey plant. The lawsuit says the Hispanic, black and Jewish employees were denied overtime assignments, seniority rights and promotions. They also claim that supervisors at the plant used derogatory racial and religious terms. The suit claims that the Times has long been aware of the incidents but has done nothing to correct the behavior. The New York Times management has declined to answer reporters questions concerning the incidents.