By S.P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A New Jersey chapter of the international ironworkers union faces allegations of discrimination and fostering a racist work environment after a Black female ironworker filed a complaint alleging that Blacks and other minority workers were regularly given less-desirable, short-term assignments, while major construction projects including jobs at Newark Airport and the American Dream mall went to white workers.
Ironworkers Local 11 was hit on Tuesday with the first step in a civil rights complaint from the state Division on Civil Rights, which found probable cause after investigating the worker’s complaint.
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