Ex-Southwest employee says racist coworkers created a 'whites only' break room, sues airline
Jamel Parker, a former employee at Southwest Airline, filed a lawsuit in a federal court alleging that he was fired from his position because of his race
A former black employee at Southwest Airlines has alleged that its employees set up a "whites only" break room. The former employee, identified as Jamel Parker, filed a lawsuit in a federal court and also alleged that he was fired from his position at the company because of his race.
Parker, a resident of Harris County in Texas, while talking to the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, said: "You would think in 2018 it doesn't happen, but it does."
The 31-year-old has also alleged that he was fired from the airlines for a minor offence for which other white employees generally receive a mild punishment.