Kelly v. Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO et al

  1. February 18, 2025

    White Verizon Worker Says Race Bias Got Him Fired

    A former Verizon employee urged a New York federal court to grant him a win in his lawsuit against his former employer and the Communications Workers of America, saying he was only fired for using the N-word because he's white and the union wished to avoid negative publicity.

  2. July 25, 2023

    Verizon, CWA Should Face Firing Suit Over Slur, Judge Says

    Bids from Verizon and the Communications Workers of America to dismiss a white worker's suit over his termination for using a racial slur should be denied, a federal magistrate judge recommended Tuesday, saying the former employee reasonably raised a claim that the union didn't arbitrate his grievance over optics concerns.