Plaintiff Blues

Welcome to the Plaintiff Blues Blog. I spent 34 years in public education as a teacher and administrator. I spent 15 of those years as a plaintiff in two federal lawsuits due to job discrimination and retaliation. I wrote Plaintiff Blues to describe those experiences, to encourage others to stand up - but with eyes wide open! My posts explore common sense in public education, social justice, civil rights, civil liberties, and other constitutional issues. Check out www.plaintiffblues.com.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Class Action Essential for Walmart

Most women - hell, most people of any protected class - cannot afford to challenge their employer individually. Even when they try, most drop out of the impossibly long, complicated, demeaning process long before any resolution for or against. We almost lost our house before winning the first federal lawsuit on job discrimination and then simply could not afford to appeal a bad summary judgment decision on the second lawsuit on discrimination and retaliation. There will be no justice for the 1.5 million Walmart women if there is not class action status. Any doubts, read the book PLAINTIFF BLUES, which describes just how difficult challenging can be for an individual.