Archer Daniel Midland shipyard was recently named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that African American employees were harassed by a company supervisor after a disagreement over whether Confederate monuments located in New Orleans should be removed. Videoed on a cell phone, the workers allege that the supervisor waved a hangman’s noose in front of the workers. The lawsuit names that supervisor, Edward Collins, as well as the company as defendants.
Plaintiffs’ Attorney Alleged Company Did Nothing to Stop the Harassment
The plaintiffs are represented by attorney Glen McGovern. McGovern stated that, “When the video was shown to the local supervisors, Edward Collins, according to witnesses walked off the job, but they called him back a couple of days later and continued to work and wasn’t isolated…”
The plaintiffs allege in their lawsuit that Archer Daniel Midland shipyard “did nothing to remedy blatant violations of its anti-discrimination policy for months…” The complaint states that the lack of action taken by Archer Daniel Midland was “creating and condoning an environment of terror.”
