Vicious Racism Alleged At Austal USA

MOBILE, ALA. (CN) - Austal USA, an aluminum boat maker, subjected black workers to racism and threats of violence, including a hangman's noose, "White power," "KKK" and "KKK for every n r" graffiti, drawings of lynchings, constant use of the words "n r," "monkeys," and other taunts, and retaliated when they complained of it, 22 workers claim in Federal Court.