The Nationwide Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has dominated that Residence Depot violated an worker’s rights by firing them after they refused to take away “BLM” from their work apron.
The worker had handwritten the acronym for Black Lives Matter on the apron.
Fox Enterprise reports:
The board decided that the worker’s refusal to take “BLM” off their apron was “concerted” as a result of it was a “logical outgrowth” of prior protests alleging racial discrimination within the office.
A number of different workers on the identical location additionally had the acronym on their work aprons in an try to make Residence Depot managers conscious of complaints about discrimination, based on the board.
The board claimed that the writing fell below “for mutual aid or protection” as a result of they claimed to be elevating a problem with their working situations.
“It is well-established that workers have the right to join together to improve their working conditions — including by protesting racial discrimination in the workplace,” NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran mentioned in a press launch. “It is equally clear that an employee who acts individually to support a group protest regarding a workplace issue remains protected under the law.”
Residence Depot mentioned in an announcement to Fox Enterprise, “We disagree with the NLRB’s decision. The Home Depot is fully committed to diversity and respect for all people. We don’t tolerate any kind of workplace harassment or discrimination.”
The report famous that “The NLRB alleged in 2021 that Home Depot ‘selectively and disparately’ enforced its dress code to target Black Lives Matter imagery.”
