Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Breastfeeding dispute ends with branch move (The Maitland Mercury)

A Thornton mother banned from breastfeeding her son in a Commonwealth Bank lunchroom is anxious to put the dispute behind her after receiving a transfer to a new branch.
Susan Bourke will take up the position as a teller at the Green Hills branch of the bank this week following nearly six months on sick leave for anxiety and depression.

The Mercury reported on Friday the alleged discrimination of Mrs Bourke, who was banned from breastfeeding her son Nicholas in the lunch room of the bank's Maitland branch.

The Thornton mother-of-two said she did not want to return to a branch where she was segregated and made to feel "upset and uncomfortable".



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