or about May 10, 1971, where he worked on the first shift until his termination.
12. Sometime in the middle to late fall of 1970, plaintiff made a complaint to Luther Bellinger, Corporate Director of Equal Opportunity, that he was being paid a lower salary than a female caucasian computer operator (Geraldine Orso) in his department. Mr. Bellinger is black. At the time plaintiff and Ms. Orso were the only operators on duty during the second shift and performed the same duties with a minimum of supervision. At the time, plaintiff also complained that one of the male caucasian operators in his department was being paid unfairly.
13. Plaintiff expressed to Mr. Bellinger and to Tom Nelson, Equal Employment Co-ordinator for the McDonnell Aircraft Division of defendant, that his primaryto assist him with his career goals, and his working *977 hours were rescheduled to the first shift to better enable him to complete his education. Numerous counseling sessions were held with plaintiff with respect to his career and personal problems.
17. A comparison of plaintiff's personnel file with that of Ms. Orso indicates that Ms. Orso had received above-average and outstanding evaluations of her work performance, whereas plaintiff was rated average. The two employees' files also reveal that Ms. Orso had two years of college prior to her employment with defendant, and that she had been employed with defendant four years longer than plaintiff, although she was employed in a different capacity during those four years.
18. The evidence, including the testimony of plaintiff's supervisor, Mr. Abkemeier, and his