ACKIE v. PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DWAYNE ACKIE, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 19-4275 PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS et al., Defendants. PAPPERT, J. January 31, 2020 MEMORANDUM After Dwayne Ackie’s coworker filed an internal discrimination complaint with their employer Philadelphia Gas Works, PGW began an investigation. Soon thereafter, Ackie claims that PGW’s management implemented various policies in retaliation for his and other African American employees’ participation in the investigation. Ackie now sues PGW and his union, Gas Works Employees’ Local…