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<p><b>esort Fired Workers for Speaking in Spanish</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">When more than two dozen workers at
the facility joined together to protest the policy, some of the workers
say they were, in turn, retaliated against and fired for participating
in the protest. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Now the EEOC is suing the company alleging that they broke the 1964 Civil Rights Act by discriminating against Latino workers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“Imposing a language policy —
together with demeaning references to Hispanic workers – strongly
indicates workplace prejudice rather than a legitimate business need,”
said </span><span style="font-weight:400">EEOC regional attorney Robert A. Canino. </span></p>
<p><b>Company Defends Spanish Language Policy</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">However, the company defended the policy saying that Spanish made some of its guests uncomfortable. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“We have taken measures to establish
what we call a professional, yet aware, language practices, which again,
means be aware who is in proximity … If you’re speaking a language I
don’t understand, I might wonder if you’re speaking about me or just
wondering what’s being said. So we’ve continued to reinforce that, so
that can get cloudy in someone’s mind. I guess that’s reasonable,” said
John Spomer, vice president and managing director of La Cantera Resort
and Spa.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/la-cantera-resort-and-spa-staff-punished-fired-for-speaking-spanish-feds-allege"><span style="font-weight:400">For more and a copy of the complaint, go to local ABC Affiliate KS</span><span style="font-weight:400">AT</span></a></p>
<p><b>Four Roses Whiskey Workers Win Strike in Kentucky</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Earlier this month, Payday Report covered workers on strike at Four Roses. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Now, after a two-week strike, the
workers have ended the strike after defeating the company’s proposal to
create a two-tier wage structure; effectively giving older workers
better benefits than new, incoming workers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The workers celebrated the new contract as a major victory for their willingness to go on strike. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“We’re all just excited. It’s a good
day for Four Roses and it’s a good day for workers,” Jeff Royalty,
president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 10d </span><a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2018/09/21/four-roses-strike-ends-union-deal/1382131002/"><span style="font-weight:400">told the Louisville-Courier Journal. </span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In addition, the union won wage increases of 30 to 50 cents an hour as well as signing bonuses totaling $3,500. </span></p>
<p><b>DC DSA Leader Fired from Department of Justice Protesting Trump </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Here in DC, a well-respected DSA leader, </span><span style="font-weight:400">Allison Hrabar, was fired from her job as a paralegal in the Anti-trust Division. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Ace Reporter Kelly Weill has the story at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-justice-department-official-personally-ousted-anti-trump-worker">NewsGuild-represented Daily B</a></span></p>
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