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Trans employee says BNSF railroad wouldn’t promote her
KSPT TV ^
| May 9, 2023
| JOSH FUNK
Posted on 05/10/2023 4:01:02 PM PDT by 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.
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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.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:01:02 PM PDT
by
Morgana
To: Morgana
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”.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:04:36 PM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: Morgana
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:05:33 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
To: Morgana
Once mental issues are known, he should have been committed for treatment, not left in the workplace.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:06:56 PM PDT
by
Reno89519
(Go Woke, Go Broke. Every Time Trump Says Something, I'm Closer to Anyone But Trump.)
To: Da Coyote
Perhaps Randi had reached her level of incompetence.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:07:25 PM PDT
by
.44 Special
(Taimid Buacharch)
To: Morgana
White male employees can probably make the same claim — with much more justification.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:07:41 PM PDT
by
Socon-Econ
(adi)
To: Morgana
It says that like it’s a bad thing.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:08:44 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
To: Morgana
.... 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....
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:09:01 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Morgana
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.
To: Morgana
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.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:14:25 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: FormerFRLurker
Exactly! How do we know he is even qualified for the job?
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:17:06 PM PDT
by
Morgana
( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
To: Morgana
Promote it?
Jeeezzzzzz Don’t we have enough train derailments?
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:23:41 PM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: Morgana
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
To: Morgana
I am so tired of this trangender crap.
To: Morgana
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:30:14 PM PDT
by
HighSierra5
(The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
To: HighSierra5
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:39:07 PM PDT
by
Vaduz
(....)
To: gundog
LOL! It probably wears ‘training’ bras.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:45:44 PM PDT
by
jigsaw
(God Bless Our Wonderful Troops. We love you.)
To: Morgana
he/she couldn’t pull a train?
Neither would the Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, B&O Railroad, and Short Line promote her.
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:49:26 PM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
(Tanned, rested, and ready.)
To: gundog
“Making the trans- run on time..”
You win the thread!
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posted on
05/10/2023 4:54:44 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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