Word: bijur
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Texaco officials were clearly rattled by the disclosure. The reported remarks "offend me deeply," Texaco chairman Peter I. Bijur declared in a videotaped message to all employees. " This alleged behavior violates our code of conduct, our core values and the law." The company launched its own investigation of the incident, and a federal grand jury will consider possible destruction of evidence. Such revelations would be embarrassing for any corporation that, like Texaco, claims to be an equal-opportunity employer. But for the giant oil company (1995 revenues: $36.8 billion), they were especially painful because they suggest that Texaco lacks...
...Equity and Tolerance Task Force" that will attempt to identify and eliminate racial bias among Texaco workers. "With this litigation behind us, we can now move forward on our broader, urgent mission to make Texaco a model of workplace opportunity for all men and women," Peter I. Bijur, Texaco's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. The lawsuit, filed in 1994, sought as much as $520 million on behalf of blacks who claimed that a "good old boy" network at Texaco reserved the best promotions and biggest raises for whites. Just such an atmosphere characterized the tone...