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 underneath “for mutual help or safety” as a result of they claimed to be elevating a difficulty with their working circumstances.
“It’s well-established that employees have the correct to affix collectively to enhance their working circumstances — together with by protesting racial discrimination within the office,” NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran mentioned in a press launch. “It’s equally clear that an worker who acts individually to assist a bunch protest concerning a office problem stays protected underneath the regulation.”
Residence Depot mentioned in a press release to Fox Enterprise, “We disagree with the NLRB’s determination. The Residence Depot is absolutely dedicated to variety and respect for all folks. We don’t tolerate any form of office harassment or discrimination.”
The report famous that “The NLRB alleged in 2021 that Residence Depot ‘selectively and disparately’ enforced its costume code to focus on Black Lives Matter imagery.”
