President says police, first responder relationship is 'foundational to our company'
Goodyear President and CEO Rich Kramer spoke out in defense of the company on Thursday following reports of a leaked audio reportedly recorded during a training meeting at a Topeka, Kansas, facility.
The audio caught an unnamed instructor saying that certain social causes — such as Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ pride — were appropriate to display via work apparel, but others — such as MAGA-wear, Blue Lives Matter, and items relating to supporting law enforcement — were not.
In a tweet, Kramer issued a lengthy letter about Goodyear's policies.
The lengthy letter was captioned, "A message from Rich Kramer: By now, you are aware of a visual from our Topeka factory that has been circulating in the media. I want to personally clear the record on what you are seeing and hearing."
"The slide in question was created by a plant employee to try to explain what is acceptable to wear in the workplace. The slide was not approved or distributed by Goodyear Corporate or anyone outside of that facility," Kramer wrote.
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11 comments:
Feed the flames and it will flare up more.
Dooomage' control indeed.
They need to clean up more than that. The workplace isn't the appropriate venue for political speech or activities. The company knows this, the worker's union knows this.
This would be called saving face😂
Democrat mob ... We hate rich white men and cops !
Also Democrat mob ... We nominate a rich white man and a cop to run for President and Vice President!
Boycott unaffected.
Too little too late.
Just the begining 12:22, "don't believe me just watch"
Nice try good year
Not going to work good year
Cats already out of the bag
Nudge that free speech dial a few more clicks and maybe we'll buy some tires.
I would say Goodyear has gone flat!
Their managerial foodchain clearly tolerated a suppressive frame of mind that permitted this type of opinion and behavior control to be launched, ostensibly without being vetted by higher levels. Some former employees should be updating resumes.
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