NYC Grand Central Station security guards with dreadlocks charge discrimination
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four guards at New York’s Grand Central Station. The guards say they were disciplined because they didn’t tuck their dreadlocks into their uniform caps, and they suit is being filed alleging they were discriminated against, because the employer policy violates their Rastafarian beliefs. Now they know that they ain’t no Rastas…j/k. But, seriously, everyone with dreadlocks, obviously are not Rastafarians.
The men contend that their Civil Rights were violated. Do you think they have a case?
I ran into this YouTube video on dreadlocks...
Adrianna Hepper, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada owns the Lock Shop & Salon and talks about the debated history of dreadlocks, and on careers, she says:
"When getting dreadlocks you want to consider a number of things. You want to consider umm, your career path, umm, whether it's going to work, umm, for the kind of image you want to project, umm, you know that kind of thing, there are still a lot of biases and stigmas. Fortunately, they are starting to be dispelled."
Stylist Becca Stewart adds:
"People loc their hair for a lot of different reasons. A lot them are spiritual and religious. A lot of them are fashion."
lol...I don't know if these products are for all hair types and the artwork is nice. They have some interesting products including a dread removal kit, which Becca says it's one of the most powerful detanglers...I wanna know, what de
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