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Dowling and Chief Johnson denied Diaz was everharassed. Both officials said he was fired becauseof his lack of proficiency in English. Fourcomplaints about Diaz, all dated from June 1989,indicate the guard had trouble on the job becauseof his English...
...Diaz, who worked as a guard from January 25 toJune 22, 1989, filed a grievance with the serviceEmployees' International Union and a complaintwith the Massachusetts Commission Againstdiscrimination (MCAD). MCAD dismissed thecomplaint after what one official called a "verythorough investigation...
Questions remain about the circumstancessurrounding Diaz's firing. Diaz, union stewardRobert Travers and Diaz's ex-wife Karen McReadyall said Diaz did not have union representationwhen he was fired...
Former University attorney Edward Powers said aJune 6 meeting between Travers and Dowling--duringwhich Diaz's problems with English werediscussed--constituted union representation...
Travers, who is also a guard, said he wasreturning to the guard office at the end of hisshift to turn in his radio when Dowling spoke tohim. Travers said he did not believe he wasrepresenting Diaz...