A government judge ruled on Friday in favor of Home Depot, dismissing a case brought by a former employee who was fired for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter slogan from his work uniform.
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Home Depot last August after a Minnesota employee was fired for wearing a BLM slogan on his apron.
The NLRB complaint accused Home Depot of having “discriminated” against the employee “for raising issues of racial harassment with coworkers and managers and displaying a Black Lives Matter slogan on his apron,” conduct the agency says is protected under the National Labor Relations Act.
Home Depot prohibits employees from wearing anything — whether on their Home Depot apron or otherwise — that promotes “causes or political messages unrelated to workplace matters.”
The NLRB argued that messages related to BLM should not fall under the policy. In fact, the agency claimed the employee was engaging in “protected concerted activity,” which the NLRB defines as discussing with co-workers how to improve work conditions and compensation, petitioning for better work hours, and discussing work-related problems with the employer, government, or media.
Regardless of unions…private industry can and will fire for cause….anytime amd anywhere. Heed the rules or you are fired, regardless of race.
Well Kamala lets her staff wear them !!!!
Home Depot did the right thing. Whites wouldn’t be allowed to wear a White LIves Matter shirt or emblem of any kind.
Hell NO !!! White is a Bad-word these days !!!!