Trans employee says BNSF railroad wouldn’t promote her

KSPT TV ^ | May 9, 2023 | JOSH FUNK

[Morgana]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years, saying that after being promoted regularly earlier in her career she was denied advancement opportunities after her gender transition.

Randi Berghorst sued the Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad in federal court recently, arguing BNSF discriminated against her.

“I’m extremely disappointed that this is where it had to go,” she said.

BNSF declined to comment directly on Berghorst’s lawsuit, and it hasn’t yet responded formally in court. But railroad spokesperson Lena Kent defended BNSF’s hiring practices and said the railroad doesn’t discriminate against people based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Kent cited the PRIDE+ employee group that Berghorst helped form as evidence that BNSF “is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.”

“Once hired, our employees are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect; have equal access to tools, resources, training and development opportunities and have equal opportunity to achieve their full potential,” Kent said.

[Morgana]

FReepers back in the day when we still had steam engine trains this man would have been a good fireman. Now if you know about steam engines you know what that job was.

[Da Coyote]

I guess that demonstrating that one has a bit of a mental problem should not prevent promotion.

After all, look at Biden and his family of...uh...things.
Oh, and all the woke generals and a certain “Admiral”.

[ConservativeInPA]

I would have fired him.

[Reno89519]

Once mental issues are known, he should have been committed for treatment, not left in the workplace.

[.44 Special]

Perhaps Randi had reached her level of incompetence.

[Socon-Econ]

White male employees can probably make the same claim — with much more justification.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It says that like it’s a bad thing.

[gundog]

.... named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers...

Making the trans- run on time....

[FormerFRLurker]

So if you’re a member of a protected class you’re entitled to endless promotions? Maybe this guy had already been promoted to the top of his competence level.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Everything has its price. The price for being a "trans" is that he has have cut himself off from civil society. He lost promotion opportunities because he is a weirdo. So what. That's the price to be payed.

[Morgana]

Exactly! How do we know he is even qualified for the job?

[Bounced2X]

Promote it?
Jeeezzzzzz Don’t we have enough train derailments?

[Republican Wildcat]

A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers

That there would be an "award" for something like this...SMH

[George J. Jetso]

I am so tired of this trangender crap.

[HighSierra5]

Switch engineer?

[Vaduz]

Box car inspector?.

[jigsaw]

LOL! It probably wears ‘training’ bras.

[Scrambler Bob]

he/she couldn’t pull a train?

[StAnDeliver]

Neither would the Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, B&O Railroad, and Short Line promote her.

[dynachrome]

“Making the trans- run on time..”

You win the thread!