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Multiple speakers urge independent review of alleged workplace discrimination in city and county offices
Summary
Several community leaders and university faculty told the council they had documented allegations of discriminatory treatment, retaliation and procedural gaps and asked for fair, independent investigations and enforcement of due‑process protections for employees.
Multiple public speakers at the May 7 Common Council meeting called on the city and county to investigate alleged discriminatory treatment and procedural failures affecting city employees. Speakers included academics, community advocates and Human Rights Commission members who said they had reviewed complaints alleging hostile work environments, retaliation and failures of due process.
Pei Swayanka Rawale, an Ithaca College professor, told council she represented a network of…
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