Employees: We see Swastikas, KKK Signs at Work

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Employees at a Joliet warehouse say the company has done little to remove racist graffiti, including swastikas and the letters KKK that adorn some walls.

They’ve filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is now looking into whether they can fine Schenker Logisitics or if the employees there can file a lawsuit.

Schenker is a subcontracted by Northfield-based Kraft foods to store and ship Cadbury products. Some of the workers are hired through a temp agency named ProLogistics. Only DB Schenker is named in the federal complaint.

“I don’t want to have go to work and see this person that’s hateful,” said Angela McDonald, who said she’s gone to management to complain that another employee had a Confederate flag on his truck.

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