Two Ont. public civil servants sue province, unions over allegations of racism onpoli
Jean-Marie Dixon and Hentrose Nelson claim they experienced prolonged anti-black racism that led to harassment and mistreatment over their careers in the Ontario Public Service.
The government and one of the unions named in the suit didn't respond to request for comment, while another union - The Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario - said it couldn't comment on individual cases but it had long advocated for an end to systemic discrimination within the public service.
Both allege mistreatment at the hands of individual co-workers, harassment from peers and superiors, and a lack of support from the labour groups ostensibly there to help them fight back against workplace discrimination. Nelson, who joined the OPS in 2004 and has worked various administrative roles most recently at the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, alleged a supervisor engaged in an escalating campaign of harassment. This allegedly included assigning Nelson “menial” and “degrading tasks,” such as cleaning out drawers and unravelling phone cords, which were not requested of white colleagues.
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