Free speech, Whole Foods, and the endangered
apolitical workplace
Posted By: earlybird, 1/13/2022 7:03:34 PM
Jeff Bezos has always told his staff to “start with the customer and work backward.” That could now change in a dispute between Amazon-owned Whole Foods and both Black Lives Matter and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). NLRB lawyers are arguing that Whole Foods must allow workers to wear “Black Lives Matter” masks at work,(snip) The company is arguing that such a rule would constitute a violation of its own free speech rights. Whole Foods is fighting for the right to maintain a workplace free of political slogans or demonstrations. (snip) The problem is that there are speech interests on both sides.
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