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yeoman6987

(14,449 posts) Sat Feb 18, 2017, 10:45 AM Feb 2017

http://www.wxyz.com/news/national/18-people-fired-after-participating-in-a-day-without-immigrants

This is so disgusting. I wonder how many others were fired throughout the country for protesting unfairness.

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Company fires 18 employees after they participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' [View all] yeoman6987 Feb 2017 OP

That was inevitable, really. MineralMan Feb 2017 #1

SHUT THEM DOWN!! nikibatts Feb 2017 #2

I agree. Find out who their commercial and government customers Blue_true Feb 2017 #21

12 fired from Oklahoma bar & grill pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #3

Weekends are the busiest time for most low-paying jobs. FSogol Feb 2017 #6

Of course Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #5

That's awesome Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #8

In their statement the company said they were fired because they were panader0 Feb 2017 #9

Of course! Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #11

So it's good they were fired because they were so badly needed? panader0 Feb 2017 #12

Yes Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #14

You are missing the point (besides perhaps being lost). panader0 Feb 2017 #16

Please Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #19

Point Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #28

Yup, I don't show up I get written up not fired. ileus Feb 2017 #31

Basically Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #17

Should we just bow down to Trump, yeoman6987? Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #10

Here's Trump, yeoman6987: Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #13

bullshit statement.... spanone Feb 2017 #18

Semantics Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #20

nope. terminated for their political beliefs....no semantics. spanone Feb 2017 #27

Good Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #29

welcome to D.U.! spanone Feb 2017 #30

Thank you! Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #32

The defense of these billh58 Feb 2017 #22

I checked their company website. Here are some of their customers. Blue_true Feb 2017 #24

here is the list grantcart Feb 2017 #36

Good. Well deserved! Auntie Bush Feb 2017 #26

White Privilege otohara Feb 2017 #37

Plus 100! n/t billh58 Feb 2017 #38

Retail and restaurants firing workers who didn't work a Friday Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #34