Asian Workers Accuse Boeing of Racial Bias

A group of Asian workers is suing Boeing Co., lodging racial discrimination complaints similar to those made by black Boeing workers who recently settled for $15 million in a suit against the aerospace company. Nine current and former Boeing employees are seeking class-action status and alleging that Boeing denied them promotions, laid them off unfairly and failed to stop co-workers and supervisors from making racist remarks. A Boeing spokesman said the company had not seen the lawsuit, which was filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle. The plaintiffs include Pakistani, Indian, Iranian and Vietnamese engineers and technicians. Boeing closed down $1.13 at $42.50 on the NYSE.