XPO to close Memphis warehouse at center of pregnancy discrimination allegations
Community activists joined XPO Logistics workers at an Oct. 1 protest at a warehouse in southeast Memphis. (Wayne Risher/Daily Memphian file)
XPO Logistics Inc. plans to close a Memphis warehouse it operates for Verizon in June, affecting 400 employees. Union officials say the closure is in retaliation for exposing sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination at the facility.
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Associate editor Kate Crawford is a native Memphian and third-generation University of Memphis alumna.
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