October 06, 2025
Amtrak and a labor union have agreed to settle a Black conductor's suit alleging she was blocked from securing senior union committee assignments out of bias against her race, age and gender, according to a Monday docket entry in Connecticut federal court.
April 29, 2024
Amtrak is urging a Connecticut federal judge to let it out of a Black conductor's lawsuit alleging she was passed over for union committee assignments in favor of less experienced white men and harassed by a superior after she complained, saying her gripes should be directed solely at the union.
January 25, 2024
A Black Amtrak conductor was repeatedly passed over for committee assignments by her union in favor of less experienced white men and harassed by a superior after she complained, according to a suit filed in Connecticut federal court.