Local 580

New York, NY: (May-08-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Local 580, a New York-based iron workers union, alleging that it violated a court order by discriminating against minority workers in Westchester County and New York City when it came to referring them to jobs. The suit filed in 2001, claimed that the unions actions resulted in a substantial disparity between the number of hours worked by whites and minorities and that the union provided few opportunities for the minority workers because of both their race and national origin. In a settlement reached, Local 580 agreed to pay the EEOC $800,000 to settle racial discrimination allegations. The settlement does not settle all of the issues the EEOC has with Local 580, it is yet to decide the number of apprentices the union places on jobs and the racial makeup of the groups of apprentices. In an earlier settlement in 2003, the union agreed to a $4.5 million payout with the EEOC after failing to keep required numbers of apprentices on job sites. [BUSINESS IN THE BURBS: IRON WORKERS]

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Published on May-9-07