Bob Evans employees claim Confederate flag cost one his job (MI)

[struggle4progress]

By Jason Dafnis
Posted Oct. 8, 2015 at 9:44 AM
Updated at 9:45 AM

Hillsdale, Mich .... “I had the Confederate flag hanging from my truck ... and I was asked to remove it” by management on Tuesday ... “I said it wasn’t coming down, no way,” he continued. “Then they showed me my way out” ...

http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20151008/NEWS/151009258

[saturnsring]

1. maybe they dont want some racist ahole working for them

[yeoman6987]

2. Telling the boss no can lead to firing

That is worker 101. He missed that day I guess.

[saturnsring]

3. The source said that the plant provides “at-will employment,”

One of Rogers’s former co-workers, who still works at the plant and requested anonymity, said that Rogers had been flying the flag since early 2015 without incident, until last week. They also said that corporate representatives held a meeting at the plant on Wednesday, the day after Rogers’s termination, during which they informed employees of an apparent policy change in the wake of the incident.

“They made it clear,” the source said. “Whoever flies [the Confederate flag] will face termination.”

The source said that the plant provides “at-will employment,”

[atreides1]

6. Michigan has an "at-will employment" law!

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7220603_michigan-_at-will_-employment-law.html

[Brickbat]

4. Thank god he doesn't have a union that gets between him and his boss.

[geek tragedy]

5. dumb fuck also probably voted for "right to work" candidates.

oops

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. So, they can fire someone for any message they don't like?

That "Hillary 2016" sticker could get you the boot, if Bob Evans management backs Trump.

[trumad]

10. So what if he Hung a noose on the truck

And a sticker saying lynch all N@@@@@@?

Would that be ok?

[Logical]

12. Yes, being a racist asshole is like supporting a democrat. nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Exactly. In that an "at will" employer can fire anyone ...

... whose private vehicle's decor does not match the employer's point of view.

Or does the first amendment only apply to those messages that we agree with?

[Logical]

15. Nope, some shit is outside norms! If he had a bumper sticker that said....

"I hate jews" then you are ok with that too?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Being "not ok" with a bumper sticker is a long way from ...

... a valid reason to fire someone.

Unless the driver is visiting customers as a representative of the company. Or the driver is putting bumper stickers on a company-owned vehicle. Those might be reasons to tell the driver to remove them or be fired.

Without union protection, anyone working for an "at will" type of company can be subject to whimsical termination, which can be an inconvenience.

[Logical]

17. nope, the workers reflect on the company. i would not tolerate it either. Protecting...

assholes like this is why people have issues with unions.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. I grew up in Detroit.

After I left I was amazed to discover how many rednecks live in Michigan...........amazing.

[rockfordfile]

11. If only

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. And what's the problem now?

Racists fucks need not apply.