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IBM Sued by State of Missouri for Racist Hiring Practices
More fallout from the IBM / Red Hat Leaks.
June 21, 2024
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Another lawsuit has been filed in the aftermath of the IBM / Red Hat leaks -- which exposed extreme levels of racism throughout the Tech Giant.  Including hiring practices based on ethnicity and anti-White training programs.

This time, the state of Missouri has filed suit against IBM for violating the "Missouri Human Rights Act".

Suit filed on June 20th, 2024 in the state of Missouri.

A statement from the Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey:

I filed suit against IBM for violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. 

 

IBM not only subjects job applicants to unlawful racial quotas, but bases current employees’ pay on whether they participate in IBM’s corporate racism. 

 

Outrageous - and illegal.

 

The Missouri Human Rights Act explicitly prohibits discrimination in employment decisions. 

 

Yet, the CEO of IBM was caught ON VIDEO bragging about his systematic discrimination.

 

He admitted that his racial quotas would mean denying opportunities to American ethnic or racial groups not deemed “underrepresented minorities” by IBM corporate, such as white and Asian Americans.

 

For example, he explicitly pointed out that “Asians in the US are not an underrepresented minority in a tech company. However others are.”

 

That’s not only morally abhorrent, but a violation of both state and federal law.

Missourians deserve answers as to why one of the largest technology companies in the world, with offices based in Missouri, is racially discriminating against both prospective and current employees.

 

As long as I’m Attorney General, discrimination will be dead on arrival in this state. 

 

The suit cites multiple, specific laws being broken by IBM -- both state and Federal -- and quotes from the CEOs of both IBM and Red Hat, who directly state their actions and intentions which break those laws.

 

Source: Missouri v IBM

 

The Missouri Attorney General is requesting that the court "permanently enjoin IBM and all its employees, officers, and agents from using IBM's diversity modifier quotas."

In other words: They are asking the court to force IBM to stop using racist hiring policies.

 

Source: Missouri v IBM

 

This joins an existing suit against Red Hat (subsidiary of IBM), filed by a former employee back in May, also citing racial discrimination.

The full timeline of all leaks from both IBM and Red Hat -- including videos, slide decks, emails, and more -- are regularly updated on the "The IBM / Red Hat Leaks" page.

 


 

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