A Black woman who was fired after witnessing a murder at her job can continue pursuing a fair representation claim against her union and a breach of contract claim against her employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Carmella Martin’s race bias claim against the Transport Workers Union of Philadelphia, Local 234, was rejected, but the rest of her claims remain intact after the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday to partially grant the defendants’ dismissal motions.
Martin witnessed a homicide in the subway where she worked in April 2023, according to her complaint. As ...
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