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UNION DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO VA OFFICIAL WHO DISPLAYED PAINTING OF KKK LEADER
Washington, DC -- Union officials are calling for a full investigation into a senior Veterans Affairs official who prominently displayed a picture of a Ku Klux Klan leader in his office, accusing department leadership of ignoring the problematic behavior.
"The prominent display of images of Confederate leaders in the workplace is never acceptable," said J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "The actions of this official cross the line, and we’re calling on the VA to get to the bottom of what's going on within their leadership at this facility."
On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that David Thomas Sr., deputy executive director of VA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, had a picture of Nathan Bedford Forrest - a Confederate general who became the white supremacist group's first grand wizard - displayed in his office for years.
