Sexual Harassment

Just as race discrimination, age discrimination or religious discrimination create a hostile work environment, so does sexual harassment. Few things are more devastating than having to put up with sexual innuendos, egregious sexual conduct or conversations; sexually oriented or explicit sexual videos, sexual books and magazines; and unwanted physical contact of any kind in the workplace. 

The UAW is committed to making sure that our workplaces are free of these scandalous, shameful and costly violations of human rights.  The UAW:
 

• Continues to take all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment by working with employers to develop appropriate procedures, sanctions and awareness programs and by informing employees of the right to pursue complaints.
• Ensures that sexual harassment complaints are aggressively investigated, reviewed and resolved in a timely manner according to established principles.
• Fights for full enforcement of federal and state civil rights laws, and makes sure the EEOC is adequately funded and held accountable for the prompt investigation and resolution of sexual harassment charges.

Sexual harassment continues to be an issue for either sex with nearly 12,000 charges of sexual harassment submitted to the EEOC in 2010, 16 percent of which were filed by men.