Black workers at Ohio UPS hub say they were targets of racism

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — United Parcel Service workers at a distribution hub in Ohio are suing the company over what they say has been a series of racist acts and discriminatory hiring decisions.

The 19 employees at the UPS hub near Toledo say white employees in 2016 put up a noose and confederate flags, directed racist language at black workers and displayed a stuffed monkey wearing a UPS uniform.

An attorney for the workers says black employees also have been passed over for promotions in favor of white employees with less training and seniority.

UPS says the company can’t comment until it has reviewed the lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Atty. Fred Gittes told The Blade newspaper in Toledo black employees were treated as second-class employees and given less opportunities.