Former Southwest Airlines employee sues company over racial discrimination

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Sunday, September 23, 2018
Former Southwest Airlines employee sues company over racial discrimination
Former Southwest Airlines employee sues company over racial discrimination. Nydia Han reports during Action News at noon on September 23, 2018.

A former Southwest Airlines employee is suing the company over racial discrimination.

Jamel Parker says workers created a "whites only" break room at Houston's Hobby airport.

In the lawsuit, Parker also accuses the airline of subjecting black employees to harsher disciplinary actions than white workers.

Southwest Airlines released a statement saying, "We do not tolerate or condone discrimination of any kind, and we cultivate a workplace that mirrors the customers we serve."

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