U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sunnybrook Educational Association, IEA-NEA

  1. January 24, 2024

    Ed. Union Can't Beat EEOC's Race Bias Suit Over Promotion

    An Illinois federal judge denied a school district labor union's bid to escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it singled out a Black custodian when it challenged his promotion and salary increase, ruling that the union's effort to push blame on the school district fell flat.

  2. July 11, 2023

    Ill. Labor Union Wants Out Of EEOC's Race Bias Suit

    A school district's labor union urged an Illinois federal court to dismiss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing it of violating federal discrimination law by challenging a Black custodian's promotion, saying the union alone can't provide the relief the agency seeks.

  3. May 05, 2023

    Labor Union Blocked Black Worker's Promotion, EEOC Says

    A labor union representing teachers and educational support staff in Illinois violated federal discrimination law when it challenged a Black worker's promotion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit in Illinois federal court.