for four years before he was laid off in 2017. © CBCĬraig Mosby worked at New Flyer's plant in Ontario, Calif. And I thought, with my research, that this was a good opportunity. So I wanted to give my kids a better opportunity. "I'm a Black man, and this is America," he said. Mosby had moved his family from Alabama to California, hoping he'd find relief from racism when he started working for the Canadian company. "For a profit line they didn't care what f- they did to my life. And they got their money, but look what they did to me," Mosby said, wiping away tears. Winnipeg-based New Flyer Industries is facing criticism from workers in its American plants, some of whom accuse the bus manufacturing company of discriminatory practices.Īn organization called Jobs to Move America, which says it's dedicated to promoting equity in the workplace, took out an ad in the Winnipeg Free Press, which lists several complaints against the company, including fewer opportunities and unequal pay for Black or Latino workers, and the use of racial slurs and derogatory language.įormer New Flyer employee Craig Mosby worked for four years at the New Flyer plant in Ontario, Calif., and he says the company destroyed his life. Employment equity group Jobs to Move America took out an ad in the Winnipeg Free Press criticizing New Flyer Industries of giving fewer opportunities and unequal pay to Black and Latino employees.
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